Method of making chicken ribs product from whole chicken

United States Patent m

Gagliardi, Jr.

[54] METHOD OF MAKING CHICKEN RIBS PRODUCT FROM WHOLE CHICKEN

[75] Inventor: Eugene D. Gagliardi, Jr.. Atglen, Pa.

[73] Assignee: Visionary Design, Inc.. Atglen. Pa.

[21] Appl. No.: 905,418 [22] Filed: Aug. 4, 1997

[51] IntCl.6 A22C 21/00

[52] U.S. CI 452/149; 452/135

[58] Field of Search 452/149. 135.

452/160

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Primary Examiner—Willis Little

Attorney, Agent, or Firm—Panitch Schwarze Jacobs & Nadel. P.C.

[57] ABSTRACT

A method of cutting a whole chicken carcass into a chicken ribs product includes the steps of removing wings, hind quarters and breast lobes from the carcass to form a stripped carcass containing ribs and tenders. Next, the tenders are cut along the keel bone, the backbone is removed, and the rib cage is split into two sides, leaving the keel bone attached to one of the two sides, and leaving a tender attached to each side. The keel bone is stripped off, thereby creating two chicken rib products, each having ribs, rib meat and a tender thereon. The tenders may also be removed to form two chicken rib products, each having ribs and rib meat thereon.

16 Claims, 7 Drawing Sheets