METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SLAUGHTERED POULTRY CARCASS TREATMENT Russian patent published in 2014 - IPC A22C21/00 

FIELD: food industry.

SUBSTANCE: method envisages treatment of slaughtered poultry carcass containing wing joints, coracoids, a wishbone, at least one membrane and/or chord connected to the wishbone, a genicular bone and inner and outer fillet. The method envisages usage of means for membrane cutting and the wishbone removal from the carcass. The means contains an arrow-shaped blade and two cutting edges that are flexibly placed on the opposite sides of the said blade. During the means introduction into the carcass the blade and the cutting edges move turning the wishbones legs connected to the wing joints, completely detaching them from the carcass. The device ensures support of the carcass on the carrier designed so that to enable movement within the treatment line and contains means for membrane cutting and/or wishbone removal from the carcass. The means includes an arrow-shaped blade and two cutting edges that are flexibly placed on the opposite sides of the blade. The front part of the blade is designed to be narrower for wishbone legs accommodating.

EFFECT: reduction of the risk of fillet damage and bone ends being left in poultry meat during its separation.

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