Patent ID: 7351134

Claim:
A method of dressing/boning a meat block having a bone with a root part that forms a bone joint, the method comprising the steps of: providing a support rail extending along a processing line; securing the root part of the bone in the meat block to a clamp mechanism; suspending the clamp mechanism to the support rail with a meat-block support having at least first and second pivots to allow the meat block held by the clamp mechanism to rotate about at least first and second axes; supporting the meat block held by the clamp mechanism with a guide made of a pipe or bar, wherein the guide extends along and below the support rail, and is configured so that the meat block comes into a line contact with the guide; and dissecting/boning/dressing the meat block while the meat block is in contact with the guide, wherein the clamp mechanism includes a plate with a slot adapted to received the root part of the bone in the meat block, and wherein the clamp mechanism is rotatable relative to the meat-block support to allow the meat block held by the clamp mechanism to rotate about a third axis.