Title:
A TUNNEL
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2014/096758
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A tunnel (2) for the in-line anti-bacterial treatment of plucked poultry carcasses (or other animal carcasses) with a liquid cryogen or a cold gas at a temperature of less than 0°C has an entrance (18) and an exit (20) for the poultry carcasses. A monorail conveyor (22) extends from the entrance (18) to the exit (20) and passes thorough the tunnel (2). Poultry suspension shackles (24) are able to pass along the conveyor (22). Thus, poultry carcasses are able to be conveyed through the tunnel (2). The conveyor (22) may follow a path which reverses direction at least once.
Inventors:
NICHOLSON KEITH (GB)
Application Number:
PCT/GB2013/000555
Publication Date:
October 02, 2014
Filing Date:
December 17, 2013
Export Citation:
Assignee:
LINDE AG (DE)
NICHOLSON KEITH (GB)
NICHOLSON KEITH (GB)
International Classes:
A23B4/06; A22C21/00; A23L3/375
Domestic Patent References:
| WO2013034874A1 | 2013-03-14 |
Foreign References:
| US4325221A | 1982-04-20 | |||
| US20100317272A1 | 2010-12-16 | |||
| US5577392A | 1996-11-26 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
CHRISTIE, Gemma (The Priestley Centre 10 Priestley Road,Surrey Research Park, Guildford GU2 7XY, GB)
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