Apparatus and method for stunning poultry with minimum damage to the poultry products

a technology of poultry products and accessories, applied in the direction of electric current slaughtering/stunning, slaughtering/stunning, poultry/fish slaughtering/stunning, etc., can solve the problems of chicken wings and shoulders damage, millions of dollars being unrealized, and very large poultry consumption

Inactive Publication Date: 2011-11-17
MATTCO INDAL PRODS
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[0008]These and other shortcomings of the prior art are addressed by the present invention, which pr

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In the U.S. and throughout the world, poultry consumption is very large.
However, one of the problems the poultry industry faces is damage to pou

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[0019]Referring now specifically to the figures, an apparatus for processing poultry according to an embodiment of the invention is illustrated in FIGS. 1-3 and shown generally at reference numeral 10. The apparatus 10 includes a multi-zone trough 11 having basins 12 and 13 separated by divider 18, a separator 14, a diverter 16 positioned above the divider 18, and a conveyer system 17 formed by a plurality of interconnecting links. It should be appreciated that more than two basins may be used.

[0020]As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the trough 11 is positioned beneath the conveyor system 17 such that the conveyor system 17 is positioned directly above a center basin divider 18 of the trough 11. The basins 12 and 13 are adapted to receive and contain an electrolyte solution to impart an electrical current into the poultry being conveyed therethrough.

[0021]The separator 14 may be connected to the trough 11, as shown, or to any other suitable structure such that the separator 14 is positioned...

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The present invention relates to an apparatus for stunning and separating poultry during the stunning process. The apparatus includes a multi-zone trough having a plurality of basins and a separator adapted to separate shackled poultry hung from a conveyor system into a respective one of the plurality of basins. Each of the plurality of basins is separated by a divider. Once separated, the divider maintains the poultry in a separated condition during a stunning process.

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TECHNICAL FIELD AND BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]This application claims the benefit of Provisional Application No. 61 / 333,972 filed on May 12, 2010.[0002]This invention is related to the poultry industry and, more particularly, to an apparatus for stunning and separating poultry during the stunning process.[0003]In the U.S. and throughout the world, poultry consumption is very large. With the increasing popularity of wings and other parts, the poultry industry is now benefiting from the sale of poultry parts that, in the past, would have been thrown away. However, one of the problems the poultry industry faces is damage to poultry parts during processing, resulting in millions of dollars being unrealized.[0004]In current poultry processing plants, chickens or other poultry are typically hung on a shackle of an inline conveyor system which delivers the chickens to a stun zone where stunners are used to render chickens unconscious. The inline conveyor system positions the chicken...

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IPC IPC(8): A22B3/06A22B3/08
CPCA22B3/086A22B3/06
Inventor HAISLIP, JR., ELLIS CLIFTON
Owner MATTCO INDAL PRODS
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