Method and apparatus for deboning a leg of slaughtered poultry
US5810653A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 17, 1997 |
| Grant date | Sep 22, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 17, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA22C21/0076
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The invention relates to a method for deboning a leg of slaughtered poultry. The leg is firstly stretched and next, starting from a forward end of the leg, the meat is stripped from the leg towards the rearward end of the leg. An apparatus for carrying out said method comprises means for stretching the leg, a stripping diaphragm and driving means for moving the leg through the diaphragm.
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