Hog scraper paddle

A hog scraper paddle for dehairing and polishing hog carcasses and the like, comprising;

• a resiliently flexible paddle body having a tapering body thickness wherein the body is substantially thicker at one end than the other, said paddle body being made of an easy-to-clean, substantially non-porous thermoplastic material having a softening temperature endotherm peak greater than about 350.degree. F. and a flexural modulus value between about 100 and 150,000 psi;
• reinforcing ribs extending in a lengthwise direction partially covering and attaching to the paddle body;
• mounting means for securing the paddle body to a dehairing machine;
• said paddle body including openings therein for receiving the mounting means to secure the paddle body to the dehairing machine;
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• at least one scraper blade attached to the paddle body for dehairing a carcass.

A hog scraper paddle for dehairing and polishing hog carcasses and the like, comprising:

• a substantially rectangular, resiliently flexible paddle body made of an easy-to-clean non-porous polyester elastomer having flexural modulus values between about 100 and 6,000 psi and about 30,000 and 150,000 psi, said paddle body having a mounting end and a scraper end, said mounting end of the paddle body being about twice as thick as the scraper end, tapering at an angle of about 20.degree. to 45.degree. toward the scraper end;
• said paddle body having a length dimension of from about 6 inches to 15 inches and a width dimension of from about 3/4 inches to 8 inches;
• mounting means for securing the paddle body to a dehairing and polishing machine;
• said paddle body mounting end including openings therein for receiving the mounting means to secure the paddle body to a dehairing and polishing machine;
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• at least three scraper blades attached to the scraper end of the paddle body.

A method of making a hog scraper paddle for dehairing and polishing hog carcasses and the like, comprising:

• molding a resiliently flexible paddle body having a tapering body thickness wherein the body is molded substantially thicker at one end than the other, said paddle body being molded of an easy-to-clean, substantially non-porous thermoplastic material having a softening temperature endotherm peak greater than about 350.degree. F. and flexural modulus values between about 100 and 6,000 psi and about 30,000 and 150,000 psi;
• providing a mounting means to secure the paddle body to a dehairing machine;
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• attaching at least one scaper blade to the paddle body for dehairing a carcass.

A method of making a hog scraper paddle for dehairing and polishing hog carcasses and the like, comprising;

• molding a resiliently flexible paddle body having a tapering body thickness wherein the body is molded substantially thicker at one end than the other, said paddle body being molded of an easy-to-clean, substantially non-porous thermoplastic material having a softening temperature endotherm peak greater than about 350.degree. F. and a flexural modulus value between about 100 and 150,000 psi;
• forming reinforcing ribs in the paddle body extending in a lengthwise direction partially covering and attaching to the paddle body;
• providing a mounting means to secure the paddle body to a dehairing machine;
• and
• attaching at least one scraper blade to the paddle body for dehairing a carcass.

A method of making a hog scraper paddle for dehairing and polishing hog carcasses and the like, comprising:

• injection molding a resiliently flexible paddle body of an easy-to-clean non-porous thermoplastic polyester elastomer having flexural modulus values between about 100 and 6,000 psi and 30,000 and 150,000 psi, said paddle body having a molded mounting end and a scraper end, said mounting end of the paddle body being about twice as thick as the scraper end, tapering at an angle of about 20.degree. to 45.degree.;
• injection molding said paddle body to a length dimension of from about 6 inches to 15 inches and to a width dimension of from about 3/4 inches to 8 inches;
• forming openings therein;
• inserting mounting bolts through the openings to secure the paddle body to a dehairing and polishing machine;
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• attaching at least three scraper blades to the scraper end of the paddle body.