Patent ID: 7115030
Filing Date: 2006-10-03
Classification: A22C

Abstract:
1. An automated apparatus for automatically removing a tail from poultry, comprising: an overhead conveyor from which the poultry is suspended and conveyed with its tail oriented and leading in a conveying direction of said conveyor; a guiding device disposed under said overhead conveyor at a position to support and guide the poultry as it is conveyed overhead; said guiding device comprising a support surface disposed so as to engage the poultry's tail and support the back of the poultry as the poultry is conveyed overhead so that the poultry's tail is positioned at the same height or lower than a plane of said support surface along which the poultry's back is supported and conveyed; and a cutting device disposed relative to said support surface to cut the tail from the poultry at or below said plane of said support surface as the poultry is conveyed along said support surface.