Modification assembly to a machine for processing the backs of poultry

Abstract

A poultry back processing machine improvement modification assembly comprised of the combined mechanical assembly of a configured water slide infeed trough into which poultry back members for mechanically automatic interior surface fatty tissue and kidney removal processing are manually positioned in a sequential series for safe and efficient delivery thereof to the processing machine conveyor, a laterally spaced set of longitudinally disposed angularly downward positioned bar members to guide the respective depending flank sections of the poultry back members into a distended flank configuration for improved mechanical access to the interior back member surfaces, a laterally spaced set of laterally outward angled longitudinally extending opposingly outward rotating interior poultry back member fat removal and flank section spreading screens, longitudinally followed by a set of laterally spaced stationary blades positioned to sever the respective kidney retaining membranes interior of each back member for immediately subsequent kidney removal by a set of laterally spaced and aligned vacuum tubes, thereby delivering for further external surface processing and lean meat removal poultry back members having the interior surface fatty tissue and kidneys removed therefrom. A modified version of the machine is also shown wherein the water slide infeed trough is replaced with a double-belted infeed conveyor assembly.