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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 09, 2012
Perdue Foods Products, Salisbury, MD (US);
Scot Palmateer, Hebron, MD (US);
Randy Richardson, Pittsville, MD (US);
Dave Roberts, Salisbury, MD (US);
Perdue Foods Products, Salisbury, MD (US);
Abstract
A poultry shackle redirecting apparatus can include a conveyor that conveys a plurality of poultry shackles and a guide bar having an entrance positioned along the conveyor. The guide bar can be adapted to redirect a shackle from a poultry processing line to a disposal line. A detection device can be positioned at a distance upstream of the entrance to identify a shackle to be removed. An encoder can be positioned between the detection device and the entrance. The encoder can track a position of the shackle to be removed along the conveyor. Upon receiving instructions from the encoder that the shackle to be removed is positioned in registry with the entrance, a pushing device can be adapted to push the shackle to be removed into the entrance of the guide bar. A method of directing poultry shackles from a poultry processing line to a disposal is also disclosed.
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