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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 1994
Filed:
Dec. 28, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Eugene G Martin, Denver, PA (US);
Duane Newswanger, Holtwood, PA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A22C / ; B65G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
452182 ; 452183 ; 1984654 ;
Abstract
A chicken leg processor includes a transfer device for removing the lower portion of halved birds from a shackle conveyor, and delivering them to the conveyor chain of a cutting apparatus. The transfer device includes a segmented transfer disc which lifts the hocks from the shackles and deposits them in pockets on a horizontal gathering wheel. Subsequently, the hocks are driven out of the pockets by a paddle, and are captured between respective pairs of guide rails entering the cutting apparatus. At this point, the saddles are inverted by an overhead chain which rolls them forward into proper orientation for the cutting devices.