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Patent No.:

US 5580304 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 1996

Filed:

Jan. 18, 1995

Method and apparatus for venting slaughtered poultry

Applicant:
Inventors:

David Bleth, Fort Meyers, FL (US);

Gerald Banks, Lehigh Acres, FL (US);

Todd Coppedge, Estero, FL (US);

William DeWitt, Cape Coral, FL (US);

Oliver Hahn, Fort Meyers, FL (US);

Maurice Hunking, Lehigh Acres, FL (US);

Wayne Mullineaux, Alva, FL (US);

Manfred Peters, Fort Meyers, FL (US);

Richard Smith, Lehigh Acres, FL (US);

Todd Walter, Fort Meyers, FL (US);

Assignee:

Baader North America Corporation, Fort Myers, FL (US);

Attorney:

Morrison Law Firm

Primary Examiner:

Willis Little

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A22C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
452122 ;
Abstract

Venting of a poultry carcass is carried out using a rotary cutter with a point sharpened tip end and point sharpened teeth cutting edges adjacent the cutting tip end while operating the cutter such that the tip end has a line speed in a range of about 36-52 meters/minute in consequence of which less useable meat is lost in the vent severing operation reflecting a significant saving and product recovery to the slaughterer. During the severing operation, a shroud can be positioned around the rotary cutter to confine contaminants such as fecal matter contained in and on the carcass from being spread on the carcass in the area around the vent. To assure proper registry of the anus of the carcass with the rotary cutter during venting, holder arms are use to lift and position the carcass in optimized held position thereof carcass relative to the cutter axis.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Bleth, David. (1996). Method and apparatus for venting slaughtered poultry (U.S. Patent No. 5580304). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/5580304

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