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US 4,372,099 AGranted
Method of packing poultry
OwnerRichard D. Linvilleinventor
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Abstract
A system for processing poultry incorporates automatic weighing and sorting which drops a predetermined number of predetermined grades and sizes of birds at a selected packing station to provide a total weight within a predetermined weight tolerance.
Claims3
A method of selecting from a number of birds having random weights a predetermined number of birds each having a weight within a predetermined weight range, comprising the steps of
- individually weighing said birds,
- selecting a first bird weighing within said range,
- selecting a second bird weighing within said range and which weighs more than a predetermined reference weight within said range if the weight of said first bird is less than said reference weight or which is less than said predetermined reference weight if the weight of said first bird is more than said reference weight,
- selecting another bird weighing within said range and which weighs more than said reference weight if the average weight of the previously selected birds is less than said reference weight or which is less than said reference weight if the said averge weight is more than said reference weight, and
- repeating said last step until said predetermined number of birds have been selected.
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