Poultry deboner
US4843682A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 4, 1987 |
| Grant date | Jul 4, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 4, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA22C21/0076
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Poultry thigh and drumstick deboning device, comprising clamping means for holding a said poultry thigh or drumstick firmly down onto a deboning plate; a pair of spring-biased gripper jaws adapted to grip a protruding end of the bone of the poultry thigh or drumstick on said deboning plate; and a rotary cutter blade assembly adapted to separate the meat from the bone as the thigh or drumstick is drawn through the said assembly by said gripper jaws, said jaws being rotatably driven during passage of the bone through the assembly; the cutter blades of the said cutter blade assembly being made from a material which is hard enough to cut off the meat but which is not hard enough to cut into the bone.
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