Apparatus for processing poultry legs

Details Apparatus for processing poultry legs Apparatus for processing poultry legs

1997-06-12

1999-04-06

Little, Willis

Butchering

Carcass subdivision

Extremity remover

452154, A22C 2100

Patent

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058909567

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for severing poultry legs at the knee joint is described. The poultry legs consisting of an thigh and drumstick are suspended from the distal end of the drumstick by a conveyor and are received in recesses in a synchronously revolving supporting disc just above the knee joint. Guide rails above and below the supporting disc push the leg against a projecting edge at the base of the recesses and progressively bend the leg in the natural bending position while simultaneously lifting it until the supporting edge lies in the crook of the knee joint. This position is maintained by means of openings in the disc in which the thigh is blocked and by webs extending downwards from the trailing flank of the recesses which likewise prevent the thigh from twisting out of alignment. A cutting device then severs the joint at an angle which halves the bending angle of the leg.

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