Patent ID: 8235774

Claim:
An apparatus for cutting a poultry wing, the poultry wing having a drumette portion, a midwing portion, and a wingtip portion, the apparatus comprising: (a) a wing holder for receiving wings, each wing holder adapted to receive a poultry wing; (b) a continuous loop conveyance device for moving the wing holders through a continuous path, wherein the wing holder is mounted on the continuous loop device; (c) a first driving means for driving the continuous loop conveyance device; (d) a first circular saw for cutting the joint between the drumette portion and the midwing portion; (e) a second circular saw for cutting a joint between the midwing portion and the wingtip portion; (f) a second driving means for rotating the first circular saw and the second circular saw; and (g) an alignment device forming a corridor for aligning the poultry wing on the wing holder prior to the joint between the drumette portion and the midwing portion being cut.