Meat deboning apparatus and method
US6354933B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 1, 2000 |
| Grant date | Mar 12, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 1, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA22C17/004
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus for deboning a piece of meat having an elongate bone portion, such as a loin piece provided with a spine portion, comprises an elongate support mounted on a frame for receiving the loin its spine portion being substantially aligned with a longitudinal axis defined by the support, and a plurality of press devices mounted on the frame for maintaining the piece of meat in a predetermined cutting position on the support. A first embodiment makes use of a cutting tool including an elongate shearing knife having a base portion pivotally mounted on the frame and an inwardly arcuate section defining a longitudinally extending cutting edge. The cutting tool further includes an actuating device mounted on the frame for selectively controlling pivotal movement of the knife between a first position allowing the loin to be disposed in the predetermined cutting position on the support and a second position wherein the spine portion is separated from the deboned meat piece following travel of the cutting edge through the meat piece according to a curvilinear cutting path transversely extending about the longitudinal axis. A second embodiment makes use of a cutting tool including a pa…
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