Larry P Griffiths

US Patent:

8070568, Dec 6, 2011

Filed:

Jul 14, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/836192

Inventors:

Terry Cemlyn Griffiths - Carlton GA, US
Larry Paul Griffiths - Overton NV, US
Duane Dutton - Pueblo West CO, US
Janice Dutton, legal representative - Pueblo West CO, US
Greg Bilyeu - Chanute KS, US

International Classification:

A22C 17/08

US Classification:

452173, 452123

Abstract:

An apparatus for cleaning a carcass includes an elongate housing having a forward and a rearward frame disposed in parallel, transversely opposed relation to one another. The elongate housing includes a plurality of stations. At least one rotating device at each station is disposed on the forward or rearward frame. A first station may include a pair of transversely opposed counter-rotating devices disposed at a common downward angle relative to a longitudinal axis of the elongate housing. A second station includes a plurality of rotating devices positioned near the top of the apparatus to clean the hoof and ankle area. A third station includes a plurality of vertically stacked rotating devices. A fourth, fifth, and sixth station include plural rotating devices in axial alignment with one another that are collectively oriented in a predetermined downward slope relative to the longitudinal axis to clean a carcass from top to bottom.