Fremgangsmåde og apparatur til at opnå et underlår fra et fjerkræs ben

Method and apparatus for providing a drumstick from a poultry's leg suspended by the ankles in hooks of a carrier, wherein said poultry's leg comprises said drumstick, a knee joint, and a thighbone from which the thighbone meat has been or has to be removed, said apparatus comprising a clamp and said method comprising the step of clamping the poultry's leg with the clamp and arranging that the poultry's leg is kept in position, followed by the step of cutting the ligaments between the drumstick and the thighbone for removal of the thighbone and providing the drumstick, wherein the step of clamping the poultry's leg is followed by raising the clamp with the poultry's leg so as to raise the ankles from the hooks of the carrier and arrange that the knee joint is positioned at a predetermined altitude, and by providing that a cutter is positioned at said predetermined altitude and is activated to cut through the knee joint so as to separate the thighbone from the drumstick.