Poultry wing segmenting system and method of use
US8641487B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 20, 2013 |
| Grant date | Feb 4, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 20, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA22C21/0084
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method of poultry wing segmenting including providing a poultry wing segmenter system having a plurality of spaced shackles which hold the poultry wing suspended by their shoulder joints vertically positioned and presented to a horizontally rotatable wheel which has a plurality of circumferentially spaced lateral notched slots therearound, the rotatable wheel has a pair of annular slots into which cutting blades are positioned, a plurality of wing engaging members and guide members to bias and open the wing joints against cutting blades drawn through the annular to produce separate poultry wing segments of drumette, flat, and tip.
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