Poultry processing equipment
Patent 3969790 Issued on July 20, 1976. Estimated Expiration Date: 
July 20, 1993. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
July 20, 1993. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent References 2305232 2977628 3236656 3561040 3596309 3703021 InventorAssigneeApplicationNo. 434621 filed on 01/18/1974US Classes:452/75With simultaneous scraping or defeatheringExaminersPrimary: Mancene, Louis G.Assistant: Hamilton, James D. Attorney, Agent or FirmForeign Application Priority Data1973-01-25 NLAbstractApparatus for treating slaughtered poultry comprising a plucking device with a plurality of plucking discs arranged on either side of the path of the poultry, provided with plucking fingers directed towards the path of the poultry, further comprising outflow openings directed towards the path of the poultry, provided in the proximity of the plucking discs and connected to pipes, connected to one or more sources of hot water, hot air, steam or another suitable medium or a mixture thereof, the arrangement being such that during the plucking operation performed by the plucking fingers the poultry can be exposed to the effect of the medium brought thereon via the outflow openings. | |
