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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 10, 2017
Marel Stork Poultry Processing B.v., Boxmeer, NL;
Bastiaan Wilhelmina Johannus Elizeus Josephus Drabbels, Vierlingsbeek, NL;
Maarten Leonardus Van Oss, Heumen, NL;
Robin Henricus Lambertus Cornelissen, Mill, NL;
Roger Pierre Hubertus Maria Claessens, Malden, NL;
Rudolf Johannes Hubertus Renier Deckers, Wijchen, NL;
MAREL STORK POULTRY PROCESSING B.V., Boxmeer, NL;
Abstract
A shackle for suspending viscera packs of slaughtered poultry in a processing line comprises a frame; a coupling, connected to the frame, at a first end of the frame; a clamping part, connected to the frame, at a second end of the frame, opposite to the first end of the frame. The clamping part comprises a first clamping element and a second clamping element, wherein the second clamping element is rotatable regarding the first clamping element, between an open position and a closed position. An actuator, such as a rod, is arranged to move, the second clamping element regarding the first actuator. The actuator is moveable between an open position and a closed position. A spring has one end arranged on the first clamping element, and another end arranged on the second clamping element.