Patent ID: 9730461
Date: 2017-08-15
CPC Classifications: A22B,A22C

Claim:
1. An apparatus for removing skin from a food product having opposing first and second sides, the apparatus comprising: (a) a food product inlet that receives the food product and transports the food product along a first path; (b) a first skinning station disposed in the first path and configured to remove skin from the first side of the food product; (c) a second skinning station configured to remove skin from the second side of the food product; (d) a conveyor disposed at a vertically lower position than the first skinning station, the conveyor configured to transport the food product only toward the second skinning station; and (e) a vertical gap between the first skinning station and the conveyor, the vertical gap being sufficient to cause the food product to complete about one-half of a rotation after freely falling from the first skinning station and before landing on the conveyor.