Patent No. EP3537884 (titled "Shackle For Suspending Viscera Packs Of Slaughtered Poultry In A Processing Line") was filed by Marel Stork Poultry Processing on Nov 10, 2017. The application was issued on Mar 6, 2024.
Shackle for suspending viscera packs of slaughtered poultry in an automated processing line, comprising a first clamping element, a second clamping element, a spring, and an actuator, wherein the first clamping element and the second clamping element are arranged to clamp the viscera pack, the spring is arranged to bias the first clamping element and the second clamping element towards each other, and the actuator is arranged to move the first clamping element and the second clamping element apart from each other to release the viscera pack.

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