Pelt board
Assignee4M Globe Management Ltd
InventorKurt Pedersen
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Abstract
A pelt board (11) is disclosed for stretching and drying of tubular pelts (5), the pelt board (11) having a tip end (4) from which the pelt is drawn onto the pelt board (11) and a foot end (2), wherein the pelt board (11) has a lower part (8) nearest the foot end (2) where the outer cross-sectional circumference of the pelt board (11) is substantially constant and an upper part (9) between the lower part (8) and the tip end (4), where the outer cross-sectional circumference of the upper part (9) gradually decreases towards the tip end (4), wherein the longitudinal extent (L1) of the lower part (8) is in the range of 36 to 50 cm, more preferably in the range of 40 to 45 cm. Furthermore is disclosed an extension piece for connecting with a standard pelt board and fat-absorbing inner bags (13, 19) for use with the pelt board (11).
Claims22
A pelt board for stretching and drying of tubular pelts of male mink, the pelt board comprising a tip end from which the pelt is drawn onto the pelt board and a foot end,
- wherein the pelt board has a lower part nearest the foot end where the outer cross-sectional circumference of the pelt board is substantially constant and an upper part between the lower part and the tip end, where the outer cross-sectional circumference of the upper part gradually decreases towards the tip end, and
- wherein the longitudinal extent of the lower part is in the range of 36 to 50 cm, more preferably in the range of 40 to 45 cm.
9-17. (canceled)
The method according to claim 33 further comprising:
- arranging a tubular inner bag made from a fat-absorbing material between said pelt board and the tubular pelt to be stretched and dried,
- arranging the inner bag having a tip end, from which the pelt is drawn onto the inner bag, on the pelt board and a foot end,
- wherein the inner bag has a lower part nearest the foot end where the cross-sectional circumference of the inner bag is substantially constant and an upper part between the lower part and the tip end, where the cross-sectional circumference of the inner bag gradually decreases towards the tip end.
24-29. (canceled)
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.