1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates generally to food processing apparatus and, more particularly, but not by way of limitation, to a food processing apparatus for removing leaf fat from the abdominal cavity of a hog carcass.
2. Description of the Prior Art
In the past, various devices have been constructed for removing various parts from various types of animal carcasses and the like.
The U.S. Pat. No. 3,714,681, issued to Van Snellenberg disclosed a device for cutting glands from membranes of fish. The gland was pulled away from the membrane by a suctionhead and a rotating cutter sleeve rotating about the sectionhead was automatically moved into position for cutting the membrane from the gland. The U.S. Pat. No 1,997,843, issued to Warrell, disclosed a device for producing openings in multi-ply flexible materials wherein a tubular cutter was automatically moved into rotating engagement with the material. The British Pat. No. 833,422, issued to Burgess disclosed a device for boring encysted areas from fillets of fish.
Various other devices for processing animal carcasses and the like were disclosed in the U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,849,836, issued to Bernard; U.S. Pat. No. 3,820,196, issued to Penman; U.S. Pat. No. 3,685,095, issued to Metro; U.S. Pat. No. 3,533,131, issued to Ivarsson; U.S. Pat. No. 3,234,591, issued to Vogt et al.; U.S. Pat. No. 3,177,520, issued to Vogt et al.; U.S. Pat. No. 3,156,945, issued to Vogt et al.; U.S. Pat. No. 3,129,456, issued to Renfroe; U.S. Pat. No. 692,824, issued to Burleson; and German Pat. No. 237,892.