CPC A22C 21/06 (2013.01) [A22C 21/0053 (2013.01)] | 17 Claims |
1. An apparatus, configured and adapted to separate at least one tendon connecting a breast fillet of a gutted poultry body from which wings have been removed, or a part thereof, to a carcass of the poultry body or part thereof, comprising:
a transport apparatus having a transport unit which is driven in a revolving manner, and at least one holding apparatus fastened thereto which is configured and adapted to hold the poultry body or the part thereof during processing, and a means for separating the tendon, wherein the means for separating is configured and adapted so as to be movable from a standby position into a separating position and back, and the transport unit, with the or each holding apparatus, with the formation of a transport path, is configured and adapted to transport the poultry body or the part thereof in a direction of transport T, with an anus side leading, in a direction towards the means for separating;
wherein the means for separating the tendon comprises at least one combination tool which is configured and adapted such that said tool has a portion that displaces the breast fillet and a portion that separates the tendon.
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