Shearing cradle
OwnerColin C. Andersoninventor
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Abstract
A shearing cradle to support a sheep in a reclined position on rollers. Shearing device situated between a pair of rollers, so that as the rollers rotate, the sheep is shorn by the shearing device.
Claims6
Apparatus for shearing sheep, said apparatus comprising a frame supporting a plurality of propelled parallel rollers extending longitudinally of the frame to support a sheep in a reclining position, an endless belt cutter positioned between an adjacent pair of said rollers, said rollers being positioned to have central and outermost rollers with the central rollers lower than the outermost rollers to allow the sheep to lie on the rollers, said cutter means being characterized by said endless belt cutter having a course extending axially of said rollers intermediate said central rollers, and means to drive the rollers to move the sheep through an arc to present the unshorn wool to the endless belt cutter.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.