Patent ID: 7232366
Filing Date: 2007-06-19
Classification: A22C

Abstract:
1. A device for processing a carcass part of slaughtered poultry, wherein the carcass part comprises at least part of a rib cage, meat which is naturally present on the rib cage and skin, and wherein the carcass part has an interior, the device comprising: a product carrier for supporting and retaining the carcass part, wherein the product carrier is designed to move along a path and wherein the product carrier is adapted to engage the interior of the carcass part; and at least a first pair and a second pair of interacting skinning rolls adapted to grip the skin which is to be removed and pull it off the carcass part, wherein at least one roll of the first pair is separated from at least one roll of the second pair by a distance and wherein the at least one roll of the first pair is adapted to move relative to the at least one roll of the second pair to vary the distance.