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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 2004
Filed:
Feb. 20, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hendrik Jan Pardijs, Winterswijk, NL;
Gerard Jan Post, Hengelo, NL;
Assignee:
Humboldt B.V., , NL;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A22B 5/06 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A22B 5/06 ;
Abstract
Method for positioning the front legs of a carcass of a slaughtered animal suspended from the hind legs by engaging on the front legs with positioning means and subsequently displacing the positioning means such that they carry the front legs into a desired position. The invention also relates to an apparatus for performing such a method, wherein the processing station is provided with a positioning member for bringing the front legs of the carcass into a desired position and the control for the positioning means is coupled to the control for the automatic processing station.