Patent ID: 6196912
Filing Date: 2001-03-06
Classification: A22B,G06K

Abstract:
A method for the sanitary rinsing of an animal, comprising the steps of:a) providing an assembly line with a support along which a plurality of shackles may be moved, each shackle constructed and arranged for carrying an animal;b) providing a hose and nozzle assembly with an attached machine readable device (MRD), the hose and nozzle assembly being in fluid communication with a source of rinsing and cooling solution;c) automatically ensuring sanitization of the hose and nozzle assembly prior to insertion of the nozzle assembly into the circulatory system of the animal to be rinsed by arranging a hose MRD reader proximate to a hose and nozzle bath, which reads the hose MRD to ensure the hose and nozzle assembly is sanitized for a predetermined length of time, andd) enabling the flow of rinsing and cooling solution upon sanitization of the hose and nozzle assembly for the predetermined length of time.