Automated crustacean cleaning and cutting apparatus and method of using same
US6099399A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 29, 1998 |
| Grant date | Aug 8, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 29, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA22C29/00
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An automated crustacean processing apparatus provides a scrubbing of crustacean leg portions at high speed and volume and additionally maximizes the amount of leg processable. A cutting arrangement is provided to sever the legs from the body portions with minimum wastage of usable leg material. Asymmetric scrubbing of the upper and lower leg surfaces means that the upper surfaces, which are less debris-laden and feature a commercially significant layer of red colouring receive a less vigorous scrubbing then the leg undersides, which are more debris-laden and do not feature a red layer.
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