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US 9,750,264 B2Granted
Perforated plate for meat grinding reclamation system
AssigneeRome, Ltd.
InventorsPhilip Charles Alexander Metcalf, Charles Arthur William Metcalf
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Abstract
A meat grinding reclamation system is disclosed herein. The system uses a plate having a plurality of holes through which meat is processed, and a smaller number of waste material indentations that feed waste material away from the meat into separate uniform curved openings. The center of the plate is provided with a shaft opening, which allows use of a center drive shaft across the plate.
Claims7
A meat grinding assembly, comprising:
- a. a housing;
- b. a feed screw provided at least partially within the housing;
- c. a knife assembly drivably coupled to the feed screw;
- d. a plate coupled to the housing;
- wherein the plate defines;
- (i) a plurality of holes;
- (ii) an indentation provided in the plate surface, wherein the indentation defines an end wall coupled to the plate surface and a bottom face coupled to the end wall;
- (iii) a curved opening in communication with the indentation, wherein the curved opening defines a receiving wall coupled to the bottom face of the indentation;
- (iv) wherein the plate surface and the end wall define a first angle;
- (v) wherein the end wall and the bottom face define a second angle;
- and
- (vi) wherein the bottom face and the receiving wall define a third angle.
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