Handheld skinning device with a simple blade replacement

A handheld skinning device comprising:

• a housing with side arms;
• a tooth roll that is retained motor-driven in the housing, the tooth roll being rotatable about an axis;
• and
• a blade, which in an operating position, is positioned with a gap substantially parallel to the tooth roll and is retained in a blade mount, which is formed by side parts fixed to the side arms of the housing and formed by a blade holder,
• wherein the blade mount, in the operating position, is fixed to the side arms by releasable locking, and in an opened position of the blade mount, the blade is removable from the blade holder, and
• wherein the locking of the blade mount in the operating position occurs by two spring-loaded locking pins in the arms, which are releasable together via a disengaging plate and, in the opened position, the blade holder remains connected to the arms of the housing.