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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 2005
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2003
Brandon C. Haley, Springdale, AR (US);
Bobby Z. Haley, Fayetteville, AR (US);
Marshall Vanderpool, Bentonville, AR (US);
William David Royall, Hays, NC (US);
Kelvin D. Lasse, Springdale, AR (US);
James Allen Ruff, Springdale, AR (US);
Brandon C. Haley, Springdale, AR (US);
Bobby Z. Haley, Fayetteville, AR (US);
Marshall Vanderpool, Bentonville, AR (US);
William David Royall, Hays, NC (US);
Kelvin D. Lasse, Springdale, AR (US);
James Allen Ruff, Springdale, AR (US);
Tyson Foods, Inc., Springdale, AR (US);
Abstract
The invention is a method and apparatus for removing feathers from a carcass, and more specifically is a method and apparatus for removing feathers from the wing tips of poultry. The method and apparatus comprises at least one wing tip puller which further comprises upper and lower wing guides and a pinch roller adjacent said wing guides where the upper and lower wing guides are designed to receive a wing therebetween and the wing guide is further designed to laterally present the wing tip to the pinch roller.