Abstract: An apparatus for cutting breast-attached wings into segments includes a conveyor chain for carrying the wings, attached to whole breasts, along respective gaps between panels on either side of the breasts and over a rotating knife for removing the wing tips, thence over a stationary knife for removing the flat segments, and finally past rotating knives for removing the drumettes from the breasts. Fully automatic and particularly accurate cuts are obtained.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for removing the meat from the bone of a poultry thigh or other poultry piece having an elongated bone, includes a conveyor for moving the poultry piece along its longitudinal axis. A peel-down assembly extends along the conveyor and defines a passage or slot through which the piece passes. The meat is peeled or folded along the sides of the bone until the meat is secured to the bone along a lower longitudinal edge thereof. A cutting assembly is positioned downstream from the peel-down assembly to sever the meat from the bone along the longitudinal edge.

Abstract: A machine for at least partially severing the tendons of an anatomical section, such as a turkey drumstick, including spaced sets of counterrotating stripping discs forming a nip therebetween. A rotary knife is sandwiched between the discs and has its cutting periphery positioned within the narrower sections of the nip. The stripping discs strip the tendons from the bone, forcing it into contact with the knife. The spacing between the discs is such that the bone does not come into contact with the knife.