Unit holding killed bird when cutting into portions - has two=part gripper moved up and onto backbone to centralise bird on back support

摘要

Mechanism is intended for holding a killed bird whilst cutting it into portions (i.e. length-wise into halves and cross-wise to sever the legs, etc.). It comprises two spaced plates with contoured front faces to support the back of the bird suspended by the legs, wing retaining hooks, trunk retaining hooks, and a gripper to engage the backbone via an opening in the breast and locate the bird on the faces. The gripper consists of two symmetrical halves with a narrow (e.g. 5 mm) gap for the longitudinal cutting blade between them. It is movable relative to the support in a.