Method and apparatus for removing cheek meat from the skulls of slaughtered animals
US4543689A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 1, 1983 |
| Grant date | Oct 1, 1985 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 1, 2003 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA22C17/02
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Cheek meat is removed from the skull of a slaughtered animal by a method and apparatus wherein the skull is held at a given orientation in a skull-holding device; a hook is brought into engagement with the cheek meat; and, an actuator produces forcible relative movement between the hook and the skull to strip the cheek meat from the skull.
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