Method and apparatus for suspending poultry with its legs from a suspension conveyor
US5370574A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 21, 1992 |
| Grant date | Dec 6, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 21, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01K45/005
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
In the invention poultry to be suspended with its legs from a suspension conveyor is first oriented in parallel with a certain direction, such as the conveying direction of the suspension conveyor, next spaced at a certain mutual distance, thereafter oriented in the same direction with its belly and finally, in this position, engaged by its legs and lifted by the suspension conveyor. The apparatus according to the invention comprises a conveyor supporting and supplying the poultry, means for orienting the poultry in parallel with the conveying direction of the conveyor and means for orienting the poultry with its belly in the conveying direction.
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