Perforated plate for meat grinding reclamation system

Abstract

A meat grinding reclamation system is disclosed herein. The system uses a plate having a plurality of holes through which meat is processed, and a smaller number of waste material indentations that feed waste material away from the meat into separate uniform curved openings. The center of the plate is provided with a shaft opening, which allows use of a center drive shaft across the plate.

1 . (canceled) 
     
     
         2 . A meat grinding assembly, comprising:
 a. a housing;   b. a feed screw, provided at least partially within the housing;   c. a knife assembly drivably coupled to the feed screw;   d. a plate coupled to the housing; wherein the plate defines;
 (i) a center; 
 (ii) a perimeter; 
 (iii) a plurality of holes; 
 (iv) an indentation provided in the plate surface wherein the indentation is provided with a length greater than its width; 
 (v) a curved opening in communication with the indentation wherein the curved opening is provided with a length greater than its width; and 
   e. wherein the indentation and the curved opening are in end-to-end communication.   
     
     
         3 . The meat grinding assembly of  claim 2 , further comprising:
 a. a supplemental indentation provided in the plate surface wherein the supplemental indentation, is provided with a length greater than its width;   b. a supplemental curved opening in communication with the supplemental indentation wherein the supplemental curved opening is provided with a length greater than its width; and   c. wherein the supplemental indentation and the supplemental curved opening are in end-to-end communication.   
     
     
         4 . A meat grinding assembly, comprising:
 a. a housing;   b. a feed screw provided at least partially within the housing;   c. a knife assembly drivably coupled to the feed screw;   d. a plate coupled to the housing; wherein the plate defines;
 (i) a plurality of holes; 
 (ii) an indentation provided in the plate surface, wherein the indentation is provided with a curved surface; and 
 (iii) a curved opening in communication with the curved surface of the indentation. 
   
     
     
         5 . The meat grinding assembly of  claim 4 , further comprising:
 a. a supplemental indentation provided in the plate surface wherein the supplemental indentation is provided with a supplemental curved surface; and   b. a supplemental curved opening in communication with the supplemental curved surface of the supplemental indentation.