Apparatus for processing meat

Details Apparatus for processing meat Apparatus for processing meat

1999-09-30

2001-06-19

Little, Willis (Department: 3643)

Butchering

Carcass subdivision

C452S138000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06248013

ABSTRACT:

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to meat processing equipment and, more specifically, to an apparatus for processing meat into relatively smaller portions.
In the preparation of a variety of meat products, it is useful to process relatively larger portions of meat into smaller portions or strips of meat. Such individual strips of meat can used to form many meat products. For example, the individual strips of meat can be battered, breaded, and fried to form a “fun” to eat french fry type of meat product.
Unfortunately, the slicing of meat into various relatively small portions of meat is a time consuming and tedious process when carried out by hand. More problematic is the inherent danger in using a knife or other sharp cutting device to manually slice a portion of meat, as the knife can easily slip from the meat and cut the hand and/or other parts of the person cutting the meat. Accordingly, a need exists for an apparatus that is capable of safely and rapidly processing portions of meat into multiple smaller pieces of meat.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Briefly stated, the present invention is directed to an apparatus for processing meat. The apparatus includes a frame and a driving mechanism attached to the frame. A carriage is attached to the driving mechanism and is movable along a path. The carriage is adapted to support the meat. A cutting head is disposed along the path to cut the meat into at least two pieces of meat when the driving mechanism forces the meat through the cutting head.


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