Poultry defeathering apparatus

A poultry defeathering apparatus comprising:

• a compression plate including a single plate comprising:
• a front side;
• a back side;
• and
• a central aperture operationally associated with a hub drive shaft of a feather plucking machine;
• wherein the compression plate is secured to the hub drive shaft by inserting the hub drive shaft through the central aperture of the compression plate;
• a finger plate operationally associated with the hub drive shaft and the compression plate, the finger plate comprising:
• a front side;
• a back side;
• a central aperture;
• a plurality of finger apertures surrounding the central aperture;
• a plurality of individual fingers comprising an oversized base and a body extending from the base;
• wherein each finger is adapted to be secured to the finger plate by insertion through the back side of the finger plate, with the body extending through a finger aperture and through to the front side of the finger plate and the oversized base being retained on the back side of the finger plate;
• wherein the oversized base of each finger is compressed by the compression plate between the compression plate and the finger plate to secure each finger in place;
• and
• wherein the hub drive shaft is secured to the finger plate by passing through the central aperture;
• and
• a mounting bolt secured on the front side of the finger plate to the hub drive shaft.