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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 1977
Filed:
Sep. 24, 1975
Grover S Harben, Jr, Gainesville, GA (US);
Kenneth Z Graham, Dawsonville, GA (US);
Gainesville Machine Company, Inc., Gainesville, GA (US);
Abstract
A viscera removal apparatus for poultry having a preformed access opening to their body cavity including a conveying and positioning means for successively moving poultry along a prescribed path; a plurality of vacuum operated tool assemblies; carriage means for selectively moving the tool assemblies into the body cavities of the poultry through the access openings so that the operating ends thereof overlie the viscera to be removed; vacuum means for imposing a vacuum through the operating ends of the tool assemblies to withdraw the viscera; and muffler means for introducing ambient air into the body cavity to reduce the operating noise level. The method of operation is also contemplated.