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US 4,186,461 AGranted
Hand supported skinning device
AssigneeGeo. A. Hormel & Co.
InventorLyndon R. Leining
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Abstract
A hand supported skinning device for removing the skin from animal carcasses includes a housing having a handle attached thereto. A stationary blade is mounted on the housing closely adjacent a driven revolvable feeder roll which grips and pulls the animal skin against the blade to permit the skin to be progressively moved from the carcass.
Claims7
A hand held power skinning knife for skinning animals such as hogs and the like, comprising:
- a housing,
- a handle mounted on said housing and projecting therefrom,
- an elongate blade mounted on said housing and extending transeversely thereof and having a cutting edge,
- an elongate, revolvable roll assembly mounted on said housing and extending transversely thereof, said roll assembly including a plurality of toothed wheels having teeth projecting outwardly therefrom in close proximity to the cutting edge of said blade and cooperating with the latter to grip a portion of an animal skin therebetween,
- a second elongate blade mounted on said housing and extending transversely thereof and having a cutting edge positioned in close proximity to the teeth of said assembly, said blades having their cutting edges disposed in opposed relation with respect to each other,
- a driven element connected with said toothed wheels,
- a revolvable drive element mounted on said handle and engaging said driven element, and
- reversible power means engaging said drive element for revolving the roll assembly in opposite directions whereby a a portion of animal skin gripped between the roll assembly and one of said blades will be progressively pulled against the cutting edge of one of said blades to cut a strip of skin from the animal carcass.
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A hand held power skinning knife for skinning animals such as hogs and the like, comprising:
- a housing including opposed side walls,
- an elongate handle mounted on said housing and projecting longitudinally therefrom, the general longitudinal axis of the handle being spaced between said side walls,
- an elongate blade pivotally mounted on said housing and extending transversely thereof and having a cutting edge,
- an elongate, revolvable roll assembly extending between and being mounted on said side walls of said housing, said roll assembly including a plurality of toothed wheels having teeth projecting outwardly therefrom in close proximity to the cutting edge of said blade and cooperating with the latter to grip a portion of an animal skin therebetween,
- a driven element connected with said toothed wheels and located intermediate the ends of said roll assembly,
- a revolvable drive element mounted on said handle and engaging said driven element, the rotational axis of said drive element being disposed in substantially co-axial relation with the general longitudinal axis of the handle, and
- power means engaging said drive element for revolving the roll assembly in a direction whereby a portion of animal skin gripped between the roll assembly and blade will be progressively pulled against the cutting edge of the blade to cut a strip of skin from from the animal carcass.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.