Patent ID: 7607600
Filing Date: 2009-10-27
Classification: A22C,B02C

Abstract:
1. A meat shredder, comprising: a hopper defining an open interior region adapted for receiving meat to be shredded, the hopper having an open top; a stand, the hopper being horizontally disposed on and pivotally mounted to the stand; a motor fixedly attached to the hopper, the motor having a selectively rotatable shaft extending into the interior region of the hopper for 360° rotation therewith; a spindle coupled to the shaft for rotation therewith, the spindle being disposed within the hopper; a plurality of blades extending radially from the spindle, the blades being disposed in a plurality of rows extending axially along the spindle, wherein the blades in alternate rows of said plurality of rows are canted in opposite directions; and a hand crank removably attachable to the motor, the hand crank manually rotating the motor and the hopper together as a unit for 360° on the stand for agitating and redistributing meat in the hopper.