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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 17, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2002
Applicant:
Inventor:
Frank D. Fryer, Lyle, MN (US);
Assignee:
Hormel Foods, LLC, Austin, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A22B 3/10 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A22B 3/10 ;
Abstract
A head removal apparatus ( ) includes a pivoting saw assembly ( ). A first end of the pivot assembly ( ) is connected to the frame ( ) and a second end is free to move up and down downstream from the first end. A saw ( ) is operatively connected to the second. A guide, proximate the first end, is provided whereby the connecting strip between the head and the carcass is guided toward the saw, whereby the head travels downstream under the pivot arm and raises the pivot arm. The pivot arm raises the saw to the proper cutting height.