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US 2013/0157553 A1Published application
Waterless skinner with pressure roller and comb scraper
AssigneeBaader Linco, Inc.
InventorsMichael Stephen HAINES, Kevin Scott Leakey
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AssigneeBaader Linco, Inc.
InventorsMichael Stephen HAINES, Kevin Scott Leakey
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A skinning machine for separating skin from the tissue of a poultry part is provided, which includes a frame supporting a skin roller comprising bands of teeth and grooves for engaging the skin, a pressure shoe disposed adjacent to the skin roller for removing the skin from the tissue, a pressure roller assembly for biasing the skin and tissue against the skin roller, and a scraper interfacing with the skin roller for removing the skin from the skin roller. The pressure shoe is releasably mounted to the frame allowing removal and cleaning thereof. The pressure roller assembly includes a body that deforms against the poultry part to accommodate parts of varying sizes and thickness without damaging the tissue. The scraper interfaces with the teeth and grooves of the skin roller allowing removal of poultry skin and fat from the roller with little or no need for water.
A skinning machine for removing skin from tissue, comprising:
The skinning machine of claim 11, wherein the blades further comprise:
The skinning machine of claim 11, wherein the pressure roller further comprises a bore extending the length of the body for mounting the pressure roller on the arm.
The skinning machine of claim 11, wherein the body has a Shore A durometer hardness of between about 65 A to about 70 A.
A pressure shoe assembly for a skinner having a skin roller rotably connected between the sidewalls of a frame for removing skin from the tissue, the pressure shoe assembly comprising:
A pressure roller assembly for a skinner having a skin roller rotably connected between the sidewalls of a frame for removing skin from tissue, the pressure roller assembly comprising:
The pressure roller assembly of 25, wherein the segment comprises:
The pressure roller assembly of 26, wherein a cavity is formed by the area bound by the body, ribs, and core.
A scraper assembly for a skinner having a skin roller rotably connected between the sidewalls of a frame, the skin roller including a plurality of circumferential bands of teeth for griping skin, and a circumferential groove adjacent each band of teeth, the scraper assembly comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.