Rick J Merrill

US Patent:

62449508, Jun 12, 2001

Filed:

Dec 16, 1999

Appl. No.:

9/465092

Inventors:

John W. Long - Omaha NE
Ryan McGill - Omaha NE
Joe LaFave - Omaha NE
Aaron Borns - Omaha NE
Rick Merrill - Council Bluffs IA

International Classification:

A22C 1712
A22B 516

US Classification:

452127

Abstract:

An automatic skin removal and fat trimming device includes an entry conveyor belt and a forward section of an upper pressing conveyor belt which cooperate to move the meat product into contact with a rotating ridged cylinder which in turn forces the meat product into contact with a skin removal blade mounted adjacent the end of the entry conveyor belt and a second curved fat trimming blade then engages the meat product, the fat trimming blade positioned above the skin trimming blade and spaced therefrom to engage, cut and remove the fat lining surrounding the meat on the meat product, following which a meat removing conveyor belt mounted rearwardly of the skin trimming and fat trimming blades engages the meat product thus removing the meat product from the trimming device in cooperation with a rear section of the upper pressing conveyor belt which compresses and pulls the meat product through the device.