Patent ID: 7434755
Filing Date: 2008-10-14
Classification: A22C,B02C

Abstract:
1. Apparatus for shredding pieces of meat which comprises, an outer body, a frame supporting said outer body, a feed hopper assembly on said body for feeding pieces of meat therein to be shredded, said feed hopper assembly includes a pivotedly mounted hopper on said body, a rotatable paddle infeed wheel carried in bearings in said body and said hopper to feed said pieces of meat into said body for shredding, a shredder roller assembly in said body, said shredder roller assembly having a rotatable shredder roller and an adjustable backer plate, which can be moved towards or away from said roller to vary the texture of the finished meat product, said body having an electric motor thereon, said motor having an output shaft with a gear thereon, said shredder roller having an input shaft with a gear thereon which is selectively engageable with said gear on said motor shaft, whereby upon rotation of said- shredder roller paid pieces of meat are forced down between said roller and said plate, the passage therebetween thereby causing said pieces of meat to be shredded, and container means to receive said shredded meat.