Title:
APPARATUS FOR USE IN MAKING CUTS IN THE ABDOMINAL SKIN OF POULTRY CARCASSES
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2002085128
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
In order to facilitate cutting of the abdominal skin of the carcass, the skin is stretched to a taut condition just prior to commencing a cut of the skin. In a preferred embodiment, such stretching is accomplished through the use of a cam-actuated flapper plate (160) that engages the skin and draws it toward one leg of the carcass, maintaining it in such taut position throughout the cutting process. In an embodiment used for making an opening cut to the body cavity, the knife (114) swings along a skewed path of travel (184) relative to the line of symmetry (186) between the backbone (188) and keel bone (190) of the carcass so as to produce an angled cut that avoids nicking the keel bone (190).
Inventors:
SORENSON WILLIAM R (US)
STOCKTON MITCHELL S (US)
STOCKTON MITCHELL S (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2002/009982
Publication Date:
August 07, 2003
Filing Date:
March 28, 2002
Export Citation:
Assignee:
JOHNSON FOOD EQUIPMENT INC (US)
SORENSON WILLIAM R (US)
STOCKTON MITCHELL S (US)
SORENSON WILLIAM R (US)
STOCKTON MITCHELL S (US)
International Classes:
A22C21/00; (IPC1-7): A22C21/06
Foreign References:
| US4418445A | 1983-12-06 | |||
| US5816904A | 1998-10-06 | |||
| US5913720A | 1999-06-22 |
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