Holding element for positioning back parts or parts thereof of poultry carcasses

A holding element for positioning back parts or parts thereof of poultry carcasses having a neck side, a hip side, a body exterior side, and a body interior side, wherein the back part has a spinal column or parts thereof and a rib structure having at least vertebral rib pairs or parts thereof, and wherein the back part includes a region, on the exterior side of the body relative to the rib structure, that has back-flesh, the holding element comprises:

• a holding device having at least two controllable clamping elements, the at least two clamping elements being configured and adapted to releasably fix the back part at least in some regions on the holding device by non-positive and/or positive locking engagement with the body interior side, wherein two of the at least two clamping elements are arranged opposite one another relative to a centre longitudinal axis of the holding element,
• wherein at least one clamping element of the at least two controllable clamping elements is configured and adapted to be pivotable about a pivot axis extending parallel to the centre longitudinal axis of the holding element in order to perform a pivot movement, and
• wherein the at least one clamping element is arranged so as to be movable between a clamping position and a mounting position.