Patent ID: 8517806

Claim:
A device operable to invert a body of meat, comprising: a rotatable drum comprising an inner drum subassembly and an outer drum subassembly, said inner drum subassembly coupled with a drive for rotation thereof, there being coupling mechanism operable to selectively interconnect said outer drum subassembly to said inner drum subassembly, said coupling mechanism comprising a lock pin cylinder operably attached to one of said drum subassemblies and including a shiftable rod, and a series of apertures provided on the other of said drum subassemblies, said lock pin cylinder operable to extend said rod into one of said apertures in order to interconnect the drum subassemblies; entry structure operable to convey a body of meat towards said drum; a clamping assembly operable to clamp said body of meat to said drum, and to release said body of meat after inversion thereof; and exit structure operable to convey said released body of meat away from said drum.