Patent ID: 8784165

Claim:
A residual fat remover for removal of residual fat that remains on tissue of a poultry carcass, the poultry carcass having a fillet or fillets that are at least partially attached to the carcass when passing the residual fat remover along a conveying path of the poultry carcass, the residual fat remover comprising: opposite pens that are positioned a distance from each other in an opposing manner along the conveying path of the poultry carcass, the pens also positioned on opposite sides of the poultry carcass as the poultry carcass passes along the conveying path, the pens configured to move towards each other and the poultry carcass as the poultry carcass passes so as to reduce the distance between the pens, the pens configured to detach the residual fat on the fillet or fillets during passing of the poultry carcass.