Method and apparatus for gutting fish

US5980376A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Nordischer Maschinenbau Rud. Baader GmbH & Co. KG · DE

Inventors

• Werner Grosseholz · Krummesse, DE
• Ulrich Gutte · Bad Oldesloe, DE
• Andreas Holzhuter · Lübeck, DE
• Conrad Torkler · Hakendorf, DE
• Ralf Neumann · Haan, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 12, 1998
• Grant date: Nov 9, 1999
• Expiry date: Aug 12, 2018

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A22C25/147
• WIPO field: Other special machines
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention pertains to an apparatus for gutting fish which serves for preventing flaws that reduce the quality e.g., colon and blood residues or damage to the walls of the abdominal cavity, and for attaining a highly aesthetic product. The invention proposes that the rectum is initially supported by inserting an element through the anus in order to separate the rectum within the region of the anus, and that the lateral and dorsal connections between the rectum and the abdominal walls are subsequently separated.