2results about "Poultry skinning" patented technology

An endless conveyor belt may include a belt body having a belt longitudinal axis and an exterior side. A plurality of protrusions project from the exterior side of the belt body and extend across a width of the belt body substantially transversely to the belt longitudinal axis. A plurality of corresponding valleys are defined between each of the plurality of protrusions and extend across the width of the belt body substantially transversely to the belt longitudinal axis. When a piece of poultry is positioned on the exterior side of the belt body, substantially only a skin portion of the piece of poultry is received within the valleys, and an underlying fat portion and a meat portion of the piece of poultry remains disposed substantially above a top surface of the plurality of protrusions.

A system for processing carcass parts of slaughtered poultry including at least a back portion and a leg portion connected thereto comprises a conveyor for suspending and moving the carcass in a conveying direction, and a groin skin cutting device for cutting the groin skin as the carcass parts pass the groin skin cutting device, the cutter having an elongated base with a cutting edge, a piercing tip at an upstream end of the cutter, the cutter being positioned and configured such that as the carcass parts move in the conveying direction, the piercing tip pierces the groin skin to form a piercing hole and the cutter advances under the groin skin, and continued movement of the carcass parts in the conveying direction results in the groin skin being cut by the cutting edge starting from the piercing hole and forming a cut in the groin skin.