Patent ID: 9364009
Filing Date: 2016-06-14
CPC Classification: A22C

Claim Text:
1. A method for skinning of a generally elongate food product having a generally central axis defining a longitudinal direction, the method comprising: providing a starter cut at a first end of the food product; gripping a skin of the food product near the starter cut, using two gripping members disposed at two respective points spaced apart from one another in a peripheral direction of the food product, wherein the two points are disposed beneath a first, generally horizontally aligned central plane in which the central axis of the food product extends; with the gripping members, pulling the skin flat into a second plane extending substantially parallel to a support surface on which the food product is supported; making an incision into the skin, starting from the starter cut, between the gripping members and substantially parallel to the longitudinal direction of the food product; with the gripping members, raising the skin away from the second plane; conveying the food product substantially along the longitudinal direction; and pulling the skin off the food product.