Patent
1983-01-21
1985-03-12
Abercrombie, Willie G.
17 71, A22C 2902
Patent
active
045035865
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus and method for processing hard shell crabs is disclosed, and which includes means for initially engaging and aligning the crab bodies with the path of travel through the apparatus, and then clampingly pressing the bodies against a supporting surface to maintain the orientation of the bodies during their movement through the subsequent processing operations. Trimming saws are mounted along the path of travel for severing the claws and legs, cleaning brushes are provided for removing the gills and other inedible materials, and a slicer is provided for cutting the trimmed and cleaned bodies into half sections while removing the central partition of the bodies.
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Key Equipment Company, brochure, 4 pages.
Guglielmo Alfred R.
Lockerby W. Lee
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