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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 1987
Filed:
Jan. 16, 1984
Applicant:
Inventors:
Eugene G Martin, New Holland, PA (US);
Dale M Risser, Denver, PA (US);
Assignee:
FoodCraft Equipment Company, Inc., New Holland, PA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A22C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
17 46 ; 17 11 ;
Abstract
An apparatus and method for removing the meat from the bone of a poultry thigh or other poultry piece having an elongated bone, includes a conveyor for moving the poultry piece along its longitudinal axis. A peel-down assembly extends along the conveyor and defines a passage or slot through which the piece passes. The meat is peeled or folded along the sides of the bone until the meat is secured to the bone along a lower longitudinal edge thereof. A cutting assembly is positioned downstream from the peel-down assembly to sever the meat from the bone along the longitudinal edge.