Apparatus for deboning a leg of slaughtered poultry comprising upper leg and lower leg
US5813908A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 23, 1997 |
| Grant date | Sep 29, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 23, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA22C21/0076
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The invention relates to an apparatus for deboning a leg of slaughtered poultry comprising upper leg and lower leg, with a device to stretch the leg, a stripping diaphragm and a hollow tube movable to and fro for pushing the leg through the diaphragm and receiving the upper leg or lower leg up to the knee joint while engaging between the bone and the meat of said respective leg part. The hollow tube is at its frontal edge provided with a projecting part which can engage over the knee-cap of the knee joint. Thus, it is prevented that the knee-cap together with the meat is torn off the bone. Preferably the projecting part is an arcuate extension of the cylindrical wall of the hollow tube.
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