Patent ID: 8535124
Filing Date: 2013-09-17
Classification: A22C

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for preparing a poultry carcass for removal of tenders therefrom, wherein the carcass is conveyed along a product path in a downstream direction by a cone line, the apparatus comprising: a. at least one support frame; b. a cutting blade mounted to said at least one support frame having a piercing tip and a sharp edge that are configured to pierce and sever connective tissue that connects a lower portion of a wishbone to the carcass as the carcass is conveyed downstream along the cutting blade; c. a separating fin positioned downstream of the piercing tip of the cutting blade for engaging the wishbone and forcing the wishbone away from the tenders as the carcass is conveyed downstream; and d. a tendon slicer mounted to said at least one support frame and positioned downstream from the cutting blade for cutting connective tissue that connects the tenders to the carcass as the carcass is conveyed downstream.