| 摘要 |
An apparatus and method for preparing a poultry carcass for the removal of breast tenderloins therefrom. The apparatus includes a support frame positioned adjacent a conventional cone line that conveys poultry carcasses along a product path in a downstream direction. A cutting blade is mounted to the support frame and extends into the product path. The cutting blade has a piercing tip and a sharp edge that pierce and sever the connective tissue and tendon that connect a lower portion of a wishbone to a carcass that is conveyed along the blade. A separating fin extends from a top of the cutting blade for engaging the severed wishbone and folding it upwardly, away from the tenders of the carcass. A rotary tendon slicer is mounted to the support frame downstream from the cutting blade and extends into the product path for severing tendons that attach the tenders to the carcass.
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