Title: Liberating meat from slaughtered animals, and a press for separating meat from bones

Abstract: A press for separating flesh from bones in which a charge of bones with flesh attached is received in a chamber and a plunger moveable axially in the chamber compresses the bones and flesh to liberate from the bones flesh in the form of a paste which flows through restricted size passages to exit the chamber. Bones retained in the chamber during compression are discharged thereafer through a passage in a cover on the chamber which passage is selectively opened and closed by a valve associated with a cover.

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Inventors: van Bergen, Theodorus M. (Oss, NL)

Application Number: 541849
Filing Date: 1975-01-17
Publication_date: 1977-03-29
Assignee: Protecon B.V. (NL)
Primary Class(es): 241/69 241/84, 452/138
Other Classes:
US Patent Ref:

254812	Mar, 1982	Gathmann	99/537.
3471299	Oct, 1969	Duckworth et al.	17/1.
3741772	Jun, 1973	McFarland	17/46.
3813731	Jun, 1974	Becker et al.	17/32.
3841569	Oct, 1974	Engelhardt et al.	17/46.
3909881	Oct, 1975	Anderson	17/32.

Other Refs: 1,066,902138,830

May, 1958	DT
Sep, 1960	SU

Primary Examiner: Mancene, Louis G.
Assistant Examiner: Hamilton, James D.
Attorney: Bucknam and Archer