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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2000
Jacobus Eliza Hazenbroek, Klaaswaal, NL;
Willem Cornelis Steenbergen, Numansdorp, NL;
Dirk Cornelis Stooker, 'S-Gravendeel, NL;
Systemate Group, B.V., Numansdorp, NL;
Abstract
When the stomach, intestines, and other viscera have been pulled from the visceral cavity of a bird traveling in series with other birds on a suspended conveyor line, the gullet holds the viscera in a position suspended outside of the bird where it can be inspected by a health official. The gullet cutter is moved downwardly by its cam roller following the sloped cam track until its tube and rod reach into the visceral cavity of a bird. The rod that is inserted into the visceral cavity and its hook-shaped protrusion are rotated by gear wheels to create a scissors-cutting effect between the protrusion and its notch to cut the gullet. During cutting, the bird is urged by a rotatable bracket into a desired position so that the gullet of the bird is urged into the hook-shaped protrusion, effecting an accurate cut of the gullet by the protrusion.
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