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US 3,939,676 AGranted
Adhesive guard hair removal
AssigneeThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Interior
InventorsNicholas D. Gallagher, Herbert N. Johnston, Robert J. Valihura, Henry E. Hull
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Abstract
Long hairs of fur pelts known as guard hairs are removed to reveal soft underfur by contacting the pelt with a substrate coated with adhesive and then pulling the substrate away from the pelt. Recoverable or non-recoverable adhesive systems may be used.
Claims10
A method for selectively removing guard haid from animal pelts chosen from the group consisting of fur seal, beaver, otter, coney, muskrat and nutria which comprises:
- pressing an adhesive coated substrate against the guard hair of said animal pelt, said adhesive comprising a polyvinyl acetate emulsion, and
- pulling the substrate away from the pelt thereby removing guard hair from the pelt without substantial removal of fur which underlies the guard hair.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.