Patent
1973-07-26
1976-06-22
Pinkham, Richard C.
17 45, A22C 2100
Patent
active
039641317
ABSTRACT:
The clams are first subjected to a shearing action in the first unit which is a rotating perforated drum having inwardly extending spokes with a rotating rotor disposed within the drum and off-set with respect to the drum axis. The rotor has outwardly extending spokes in intermeshing relationship with the drum spokes. In the first treating unit, the clams are partitioned into uneviscerated tongues, muscles, straps, siphons and occasional spines and then conveyed onto a classifier which separates the tongues from the remaining parts of the clams and discharges the spines to waste. The uneviscerated tongues are then fed into an eviscerator, which is identical in construction to the first unit but is operated at higher relative rotation between the drum and the rotor, where the tongues are flexed and subjected to shearing forces to expel the viscera. The eviscerated tongues and the viscera are introduced into a rotating reel provided with openings of sufficient size to discharge the viscera but to retain the tongues. From the reel, the tongues are conveyed to a point where they are combined with muscles, straps and siphons. The invention also includes the method of subjecting clam meat to a shearing force.
REFERENCES:
patent: 2879538 (1959-03-01), Peuss
patent: 3665556 (1972-05-01), Gruber
Borden Inc.
Browne William R.
Kap George A.
Maskas George P.
Mast Daniel D.
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