| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 5338250 |
Plate deboner |
August 16, 1994 |
| A plate deboner for processing a rib plate by severing the lean portion from the rib portion along a desired cut line by rotating the rib plate along the circumference of a drum and over a reciprocating cutting blade located below the center axis of the drum. |
| 5152226 |
Track switch with dual shaft pivot and rotatable hub connected to switch components and mounted |
October 6, 1992 |
| An improved switch for an overhead trolley track system, which is adaptable to be inserted between intersecting tracks and adjustable for handling trolley movement from one track to another. The improved switch includes a unique pivot and shaft assembly whereby the hub member attached to |
| 4707885 |
Head hold down for hide puller |
November 24, 1987 |
| A head hold down device for holding the head during an up hide-pulling operation, which includes a pair of parallel bars extending substantially parallel to an overhead track conveyor where one of the bars is in fixed position and the other is movable for purposes of gripping and releasi |
| 4653149 |
Animal hide puller |
March 31, 1987 |
| An animal hide puller for use in a slaughtering process to remove the hide from an animal carcass, including a rotatable and vertically movable hide drum coacting with an overhead track from which an animal is supported and a stanchion for fixing the position of the forelegs. The drum is |
| 4653145 |
Rotatable livestock head splitter |
March 31, 1987 |
| A livestock head splitter for splitting the head of an animal for recovering head organs including a plurality of circumferentially arranged head trays or holders rotatably movable through loading, head-splitting and discharge stations. A vertically reciprocal blade is provided above |
| 4646646 |
Overhead trolley track switch |
March 3, 1987 |
| A switch for controlling the movement of trolleys on overhead tracks, which comprises a plurality of tracks intersecting with each other, wherein the switch is adaptable to be inserted between intersecting tracks and adjustable for handling trolley movement from one track to another. The |
| 4221021 |
Method and apparatus for electrical stimulation of an animal carcass |
September 9, 1980 |
| A method and apparatus for automatically electrically stimulating a series of carcasses in a production environment applies an electrical impulse to selective portions of an endless belt which are in contacting relationship with the carcass. The portions of the belt which come into conta |
| 4027598 |
Stepping conveyor |
June 7, 1977 |
| The stepping conveyor comprises a walking beam which carries a plurality of trolley pushers or impellers adapted to advance, in one direction and in step by step fashion, a succession of trolleys that are movable along an overhead trolley rail; the walking beam incorporating structural |
