System for drying a pelt, a drying unit, a pelt board and an adaptor

A system for drying a pelt having a substantially tubular shape defining an inwardly oriented leather side, an outwardly oriented fur side, a nose end, and a rear end, the system comprising:

• a pelt board comprising:
• a top end configured for fixing the nose end of the pelt;
• a circumferential apertured wall defining an inner cavity and an outer surface configured for facing the leather side of the pelt;
• a bottom end opposite the top end and defining a bottom end area;
• and
• an air inlet communicating with the inner cavity at the bottom end of the pelt board and configured for introducing air into the inner cavity so as to be forced out through the apertured wall;
• and
• a drying unit comprising a housing defining a top surface having an air outlet configured for communicating with the air inlet via an interface therebetween, the interface connecting the pelt board and the drying unit so as to support the pelt board in an upright position relative to the top surface, and defining an interface area constituting between 15% and 95% of the bottom end area of the pelt board.