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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2019
Applicant:
Grover S. Harben, Iii, Gainesville, GA (US);
Inventor:
Grover S. Harben, III, Gainesville, GA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A22C 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A22C 21/0053 (2013.01); A22C 21/0007 (2013.01); A22C 21/0046 (2013.01);
Abstract
A paw tracker for maintaining poultry paws in an ordered, indexed manner so that each paw can be matched with the carcass from which it was removed is provided. The paw tracker has a plurality of columns defining a plurality of pockets vertically aligned on the column. A rotatable gate corresponds to each pocket of the plurality of pockets. At least one gate arm urges each gate of the plurality of gates from a closed position to an open position at a predetermined time and a rotating assembly is configured to move the plurality of columns at a predetermined speed.