| US 7,500,910 B2 | ||
| Device and method for clamping and cutting | ||
| William R. Sorensen, Blue Springs, Mo. (US); Michael S. Haines, Lenexa, Kans. (US); Joshua Gillespie, Gladstone, Mo. (US); and Antoine J. H. Winkelmolen, Shawnee, Kans. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Johnson Food Equipment, Inc., Kansas City, Kans. (US) | ||
| Filed on Aug. 06, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/834,109. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2009/0042497 A1, Feb. 12, 2009 | ||
| Int. Cl. A22B 5/18 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 452—117 | 20 Claims |
| 1. In a device for processing a carcass, the improvement comprising:
a clamping and cutting assembly including—
a first clamping surface and a second clamping surface for cooperatively securing an esophagus within the carcass, and
a cutting element for cutting the esophagus,
wherein the first and second clamping surfaces and the cutting element substantially simultaneously secure and cut the esophagus.
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