A device making it possible to open the oysters with an apparatus which the positions and makes a hole in the cover at the location of the muscle, and by this hole to introduce a tool for cutting the muscle and remove the cover

摘要

The invention concerns a process and device for opening shellfish such as oysters whose shell is held by a muscle. According to the invention, the process consists of placing the shellfish (5) on a graphic (6) or mechanical (20) device to enable the shellfish (5) to be positioned correctly in relation to a drilling tool (3) to ensure that its shell is pierced at or near the muscle, carrying out the operation of piercing the shell at or near the muscle, cutting apart the muscle, using appropriate means inserted through the hole that was just made, and of removing the shell by a simple pulling movement.