Patent ID: 6805696
Filing Date: 2004-10-19
Classification: A22B

Abstract:
A spinal cord removal tool for removing a spinal cord and spinal cord membrane from a carcass comprising:a motor; a housing; a blade disk mounted in the housing, the motor being connected to the blade disk to drive the blade disk in rotary motion; a plurality of spinal cord removal blades mounted on the blade disk, each removal blade having a front cutting edge, a left cutting edge and a right cutting edge; a left side blade mounted for motion towards and away from the left cutting edges of the spinal cord removal blades; a left side adjustment mechanism for adjusting the left side blade relative to the left cutting edges of the spinal cord removal blades; a right side blade mounted for motion towards and away from the right cutting edges of the spinal cord removal blades; and a right side adjustment mechanism for adjusting the right side blade relative to the right cutting edges of the spinal cord removal blades.