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US3879803A
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Device for removing the internal parts from slaughtered poultry
Assignee: Stork Amsterdam NV
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Filing: 1972-01-05
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Granted: 1975-04-29
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Expires: 1992-01-05
Abstract
Abstract A device for removing the internal parts from slaughtered poultry, comprising a supporting plate, a spatula and a rockable spoon the latter two to be moved into, and out of, the bird to loosen the internal parts and to withdraw them, said means being connected by brackets which are pivotally supported in a frame.
Inventors
- 👤 Godefriedus Hendrikus Verbakel
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 02:23
CPC Classifications
A; A22; A22C; A22C21/00; A22C21/06
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
232 words
A device for eviscerating poultry comprising an upright frame having first and second horizontal pivotal axes thereon and one end of said frame being positionable adjacent a bird suspended by its legs, a first bracket pivotally mounted on said first pivotal axis and having one end directed toward said frame one side, a supporting plate for a bird mounted on said one end of said first bracket, a second bracket pivotally mounted on or adjacent to said second pivotal axis and having one end directed toward said frame one side, a spatula mounted on said second bracket one end and being pivotable along an arcuate path to a position over said supporting plate, a third bracket pivotally mounted on or adjacent to said second pivotal axis and having one end movable along a second arcuate path above said second bracket, said arcuate paths having the same curvature, a spoon pivotally mounted on said third bracket one end and pivotable about an axis perpendicular to the path of movement of said spoon, and bracket actuating means for lifting said supporting plate and for moving said spatula and spoon together in an arc above said lifted plate and for withdrawing the spatula while continuing the forward movement of the spoon and for pivoting the spoon downwardly and for withdrawing the downwardly turned spoon so as to carry the entrails of the bird outwardly thereof.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
232 words
A device for eviscerating poultry comprising an upright frame having first and second horizontal pivotal axes thereon and one end of said frame being positionable adjacent a bird suspended by its legs, a first bracket pivotally mounted on said first pivotal axis and having one end directed toward said frame one side, a supporting plate for a bird mounted on said one end of said first bracket, a second bracket pivotally mounted on or adjacent to said second pivotal axis and having one end directed toward said frame one side, a spatula mounted on said second bracket one end and being pivotable along an arcuate path to a position over said supporting plate, a third bracket pivotally mounted on or adjacent to said second pivotal axis and having one end movable along a second arcuate path above said second bracket, said arcuate paths having the same curvature, a spoon pivotally mounted on said third bracket one end and pivotable about an axis perpendicular to the path of movement of said spoon, and bracket actuating means for lifting said supporting plate and for moving said spatula and spoon together in an arc above said lifted plate and for withdrawing the spatula while continuing the forward movement of the spoon and for pivoting the spoon downwardly and for withdrawing the downwardly turned spoon so as to carry the entrails of the bird outwardly thereof.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
28 words
A device according to claim 1, wherein the first bracket carries an upright U-shaped abutment strap spanning round the plate in the proximity of the rear end thereof.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
A device according to claim 1, wherein the plate at the front part thereof terminates into two rising supporting lips separated by a central longitudinal groove.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
A device according to claim 1 wherein said spatula has a curved front edge and two side flanges between which is disposed said spoon.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
47 words
A device according to claim 1 wherein said supporting plate is pivotally mounted to the front part of the first bracket in such a way that it is capable of tilting through a limited angle, and spring means acting against said plate in opposition to said tilting.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
68 words
A device according to claim 1 wherein the frame comprises two uprights, which along a part of their length are parallel, and between which in the proximity of the upper end, the first bracket is pivotaLly mounted, while thereunder, rotatable about a common pivotal axis, are provided the forked, V-shaped, second bracket and, between the first and the second bracket, the third V-shaped bracket which carries the spoon.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
45 words
A device according to claim 1 and comprising a pair of curved supporting rods attached to said third bracket and said spoon being pivotally mounted therebetween, a driving rod connected to said spoon and movable longitudinally, and a driving mechanism coupled to said driving rod.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
60 words
A device according to claim 7 wherein said third bracket comprises two spaced parts with a rotatable cylindrical driving member there between, a control cam on said driving member, a rocker having an elongated recess within which is received said control cam, said rocker being rotatably supported between these parts and being coupled to the driving rod for the spoon.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
99 words
An installation for eviscerating poultry, and adapted to cooperate with a conveyor track along which the birds are advanced, hanging by their legs, and comprising a plurality of units according to Claim 1 placed in juxtaposition along a closed path which extends over a part of its length along the conveyor track, said units being movable synchronously with the conveyor track, the first, the second and the third bracket of each unit having protruding control members cooperating with a number of control rods fixedly arranged along a part of the path by means of which said brackets are actuated.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
80 words
An installation according to claim 9, wherein each unit carries, in the proximity of the upper end, a forwardly protruding nose, a shackle which supports the poultry and lockingly engageable with said nose to couple the shackle to a unit, a horizontal push rod, lying between the nose and the path, and under the level of the noses is placed along that part of the path where the spatula and the spoon of a unit are introduced into a bird.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
33 words
An installation according to claim 10, wherein that portion of the conveyor track for the poultry which extends along an installation is positioned at a higher level than the rest of the track.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1978-04-28 | 1978-10-28 | 1979-04-29 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1982-04-28 | 1982-10-28 | 1983-04-29 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1986-04-28 | 1986-10-28 | 1987-04-29 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |