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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 02, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 13, 2018
Marel Stork Poultry Processing B.v., Boxmeer, NL;
Gerardus Johannes Catharina Van Bussel, Neerkant, NL;
Heinze Annema, Gemert, NL;
Maurice Eduardus Theodorus Van Esbroeck, Bemmel, NL;
MAREL POULTRY B.V., Boxmeer, NL;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a carrier for holding poultry carcasses, comprising a frame part, for attaching the carrier to a processing line; a hook part, fixed to the frame part; and a support part, rotatably connected to the frame part, wherein the support part is movably between an unloaded position, in which a poultry carcass can be loaded on the carrier, between the hook part and the support part; and a loaded position, in which the poultry carcass is being held by the carrier, between the hook part and the support part. The poultry carcass may for instance be a breast cap, including breast fillets and a breast bone. The invention also relates to a method of providing poultry carcasses on such carrier.