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AssigneeBaader Linco, Inc.
InventorsOliver HAHN, Ronnie Lee AVEY, Frank J. CRISCIONE, II, Ralph A. MILLER
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An apparatus and method for separating wanted tissues from a bird carcass comprises mechanical and manual manipulation of the tissues. Mechanical manipulation includes scoring the lateral side of the carcass below the ribs between the neck opening and vent to separate the breast tissue from the skeletal system, and cutting the breast tissue and tenderloin tissue from the breast bone. Manual manipulation of the wanted tissues includes: mounting the carcass on a fixture, grasping the breast tissue adjacent the neck opening, and moving the hand toward the vent to separate the breast tissue from the carcass; and grasping the tenderloin tissue adjacent the neck opening, and moving the hand toward the vent to separate the tenderloin tissue from the carcass. Alternatively, the breast tissue may be harvested as a butterfly filet by scoring the lateral side of the carcass and removing the breast tissue from the carcass.
A cut assembly for cutting an item on an item mount, the cut assembly comprising:
A separator assembly for separating the breast tissue from the breast bone of a bird carcass, the separator assembly comprises:
A method of harvesting tissue from a bird carcass, comprising:
A method of harvesting tissue from a bird carcass, comprising:
A method of harvesting tissue from a bird carcass, the bird carcass extending between a neck opening at an anterior end and a vent at a posterior end, the bird carcass including a breast bone and a breast tissue at a ventral end, ribs at a dorsal end, a tenderloin tissue disposed beneath the breast tissue, and a shoulder at an anterior end, the method comprising the steps of:
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