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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 09, 2023
Marel Poultry B.v., Av Boxmeer, NL;
Jan Willem Bos, Av Boxmeer, NL;
Marinus Petrus Johannes Thijssen, Av Boxmeet, NL;
Paul Godefridus Gerardus Arnts, Av Boxmeer, NL;
Maurice Eduardus Theodorus Van Esbroeck, Av Boxmeer, NL;
Marel Poultry B.V., Av Boxmeer, NL;
Abstract
A joint cutting apparatus for providing a cut in a wing or leg of a poultry carcass which is being moved in a transport direction by a conveyor is disclosed. The wing includes at least a joint connecting at least a first bone and a second bone and joint tissue surrounding the joint. The joint cutting apparatus comprises a joint guide having a guiding surface configured to engage the poultry carcass at the joint tissue, and a blade arranged configured to make a cut in the joint tissue at a cutting location defined by the joint guide, wherein the guiding surface is elongated and corrugated when seen in the transport direction.