Patent ID: 7344437
Filing Date: 2008-03-18
Classification: A22C

Abstract:
1. A method for processing a carcass part of slaughtered poultry, wherein the carcass part comprises bone parts comprising at least part of a rib cage and at least part of a backbone, and meat which is naturally present on the rib cage, comprising at least a part of the breast meat, at least a part of the back meat, and at least a part of the shoulder meat, and wherein the carcass part has an interior, the method comprising: a. fixing the carcass part to a product carrier, 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; b. making two incisions in the back meat of the carcass part, the incisions extending on either side of the backbone and running substantially parallel to the backbone; c. scraping the back meat and shoulder meat loose from the bone parts of the carcass part, wherein a scraper begins scraping at the two incisions in the back meat and wherein a scraper loosens the back meat and shoulder meat such that a connection remains between the back meat and shoulder meat and a connection remains between the breast meat; d. removing the breast meat, back meat and shoulder meat from the bone parts of the carcass part, wherein the back meat and shoulder meat are removed by the scraper, and wherein the breast meat, back meat and shoulder meat are still connected when removed.