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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 1996
Filed:
May. 25, 1995
Helmut Kunig, Bad Schwartau, DE;
Marek Szymanski, Kleinmeinsdorf, DE;
Nordischer Maschinenbau Rud. Baader GmbH + Co KG, Lubeck, DE;
Abstract
The invention concerns a method and apparatus for preparing for detaching meat from the extremities of a slaughtered animal, particularly the legs of poultry. In this method, the meat is initially at least partially detached from the bone structure at the rear side of the extremity from its proximal end to its distal end to form a cavity and then the meat layer surrounding the bone structure is cut open with an incision made from the outside of the extremity towards the cavity. The partial detachment of meat is performed by a curved spike-shaped element, which is inserted between the muscle meat and bone in the region of the proximal end of the extremity and advanced through the extremity along the rear side of the bone structure up to the distal end. The spike-shaped element subsequently serves as a counter support for a knife, which is guided from outside to cut open the meat layer surrounding the bone structure.