| 摘要 |
A shackle for retaining and associating a carcass, such as, for example, a poultry carcass, with a conveyor system for transporting the carcass along a processing line. The shackle includes a disengagement, or breakaway, feature in which at least a portion of the shackle carrying the carcass automatically disengages from the conveyor system under a pre-established condition involving an increase in downward force, such as, for example, when the shackle becomes caught or otherwise impeded. The disengagement is accomplished by the opening, or separation, of bendable arms in response to the downward force created by the caught or impeded shackle, which creates or widens a gap between the arms that, in turn, causes the at least a portion of the shackle to be released. Once the shackle is disengaged, the conveyor can resume normal travel along the processing line, and processing operations can continue.
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