An eviscerating member for processing a cluster of viscera of a slaughtered animal comprises two jaw parts to be moved at least partially into and out of the body cavity of the slaughtered animal. The jaw parts can move with respect to one another between an open position, in which a first jaw part is situated at a distance from the second jaw part, and a closed position, in which the first jaw part and the second jaw part substantially clamp onto part of the cluster of viscera. The eviscerating member also comprises a support mechanism supporting the jaw parts, and an actuating mechanism moving the jaw parts with respect to one another between the open position and the closed position.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This is a continuation application of PCT/NL01/00037 filed Jan. 18, 2001, which PCT application claim priority of Netherlands patent application no. 1,014,100 filed Jan. 18, 2000 and Netherlands patent application no. 1,015,682 filed Jul. 11, 2000, both herein incorporated by reference.
Priority Data
Jan 18, 2000 [NL] 1014100 Jul 11, 2000 [NL] 1015682
A device for removing viscera from slaughtered poultry via an opening in the abdomen thereof, having a removal member that can be moved between the stomach wall and the viscera into the abdominal cavity and then towards the back, as well as a bracing member for retaining the viscera, such as the gullet, with respect to the removal member. A retaining member is provided that can be moved between the back and the viscera into the abdominal cavity, which retaining member has a retaining surface at the bottom, and the removal member has an opposing retaining surface such that the retaining surface of the retaining member and the opposing retaining surface of the removal member moved towards the back can be held in the direction in which they are pushed towards one another, clamping the viscera.
The invention relates to an apparatus for breaking tissue connections in poultry suspended by the feet prior to the evisceration of this poultry. The tissue connections connect a portion of the viscera with belly fat located at the breast side of the inner cavity wall of the poultry. The apparatus includes an instrument to be inserted into the poultry via an incision provided at the vent side and performs a movement inside the poultry to break the tissue connections, wherein the instrument breaks the tissue connections between the belly fat and the gizzard.
A device (10) and method for clamping or otherwise securing an esophagus between the crop and certain internal organs, including the viscera, and substantially simultaneously cutting or otherwise separating, or weakening for subsequent predictable separation, the esophagus at or near the clamped location, thereby avoiding pulling apart the crop and the resulting contamination of the carcass.
A big game dressing device has a handle portion having two ends: a first end with a grip attachment to aid gripping it with a hand, and a second end having a windpipe loop dimensioned and configured to engage around the windpipe of a big game animal to be gutted. The device may be extendible, may have a handle or the like at the first end, and may be made of a strong material. In use, the body cavity of the big game animal is cut open from top to bottom and the windpipe of the animal is cut across. The windpipe loop is then placed over the end of the windpipe and the device is pulled, assisting in the removal of the visceral of the animal.
