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Apparatus for removing a stockinette

US7934442B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Hormel Foods Corporation · US

Inventors

Frank D. Fryer · Edina, US
Steven J. Bartley · Austin, US
Gary A. Handel · Austin, US

Key dates

Filing date	May 12, 2005
Grant date	May 3, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 18, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T83/6584
WIPO fieldOther special machines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

One aspect of the invention includes an automated method of removing a stockinette from meat having an end, sides, and a length. The stockinette enveloped meat is conveyed in a first direction as the stockinette is cut proximate the end of the meat with a first knife. The stockinette enveloped meat is then conveyed in a second direction as the stockinette is cut proximate the sides of the meat with a second knife and a third knife. The cuts made by the second knife and the third knife intersect with the cut made by the first knife. The cuts in the stockinette create a flap in the stockinette between the cuts. The flap is engaged and peeled away from the meat, and the meat is removed from the stockinette.

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