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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:
Apr. 03, 1990
Filed:
Apr. 22, 1988
Applicant:
Inventors:
Thomas J Laughlin, Germantown, TN (US);
Donald R Cowsar, Birmingham, AL (US);
Assignee:
Duzitall Equipment Corporation, Baton Rouge, LA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D01B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
17 48 ; 17 73 ;
Abstract
A method and an apparatus for mechanically removing the meat from a crustacean is provided, which include the steps of loading the tail of the crustacean onto guide means, extending the tail so that it assumes a substantially horizontal position, piercing the tail with the tip of a nozzle connected to a source of pressurized fluid, separating the head and abdominal portions of the crustacean from the tail, and expelling the meat from the tail by means of the pressurized fluid from the nozzle tip impinging on the meat.