Patent ID: 7635294
Filing Date: 2009-12-22
Classification: A22B

Abstract:
1. A method for removing a bone from a sub-primal meat cut comprising the steps of: mounting a meat cut having a bone structure extending from a first end to a second distal end of the meat cut onto a holding fixture with the bone exposed on one side of the meat cut and facing upward; conveying the holding fixture having the meat cut mounted on said holding fixture in a direction toward a first saw with the first end leading; cutting a first cut line proximately along a first interface between the bone structure and the lean with the first saw from the first end through the second end of the meat cut where the cut line is at an angle less than 45 degrees with respect to horizontal; conveying the holding fixture having the meat cut mounted on said holding fixture in a direction toward a second saw with the first end leading; and