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Title: Method for separating edible crab meat from non-edible portions of cooked crabs
Claims: What is claimed is: 1. The method of removing edible particles of crab meat from the core of a crab body which has been cooked, de-shelled, de-legged and defingered and the body cavity of which has been cleaned out which comprises supporting the sides of an inverted crab core with the body cavity directed downwardly while resiliently pressing downwardly on the uppermost portion of the core, and vibrating the supported core in the range of 1500 to 5000 vibrations per minute to thoroughly remove the edible crab meat from the crab core. 2. The method of removing edible particles of crab meat from the core of a crab body which has been cooked, de-shelled, de-legged, and de-fingered and the body cavity of which has been cleaned out which comprises supporting the sides of an inverted crab core in a core box with the body cavity directed downwardly while pneumatically pressing downwardly on the uppermost portion of the core, and vibrating the supported core in the range of 1500 to 5000 vibrations per minute to thoroughly remove the edible crab meat from the crab core while maintaining the crab body in the same relative position to the core box during vibration. Other info: Inventors: Wenstrom, Richard T. (Hampton, VA, US) Reinke, Theodore S. (Rehoboth Beach, DE, US) Tolley, Calvert B. (Wingate, MD, US) Brooks, J. Clayton (Cambridge, MD, US) Application Number: 737088 Filing Date: 1976-10-29 Publication_date: 1978-11-14 Assignee: Sea Savory, Inc. (Cambridge, MD) Primary Class(es): 452/7 209/266 Other Classes: US Patent Ref:
Other Refs: Primary Examiner: Kinsey, Russell R. Assistant Examiner: Hirsch, Paul J. Attorney: Scrivener, Parker, Scrivener & Clarke |
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