Carcass stabilizing system

Abstract

A stabilization system for transporting products along a processing line, for instance animal carcasses in a meat processing plan, is provided. The system includes a stabilizing surface along the processing line and along which the products are transported. The system also includes one or more stabilizers installed proximate the processing line opposite the stabilizing surface and having an engagement component and a shock absorbing device coupled to the engagement component adapted to absorb at least some of the impact forces resulting from the product being carried down the processing line. The stabilizer includes an articulated engagement component to engage the product, and having stabilizer sections pivotally coupled to one another. The stabilizer further includes one or more shock absorbing devices coupled to the stabilizer sections. The shock absorbing devices can generate a pressure on the stabilizer sections as the products are transported to push the products against the stabilizing surface.

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