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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8070566 | Skinning blade clamp with fat relief grooves A meat skinning device having a clamp and a shoe that holds a blade therebetween, the clamp having at least one groove that extends from one edge of the clamp to the other. ... | 12/06/2011 |
| 7625269 | Portable game hoist and skinning device A combined hoist and skinning apparatus which is readily assembled and disassembled in the field for use and transportation. An animal to be skinned is raised on the hoist and a skinning assembly is provided at or near the base of the hoist. In order to skin the ani... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7351134 | Meat dressing/boning method and system therefor A meat dressing and boning method and a system thereof can dress and bone meat and carcass in short work-hours, while avoiding bacterial contamination. The system includes a clamp mechanism for holding a meat block with bones, a hanger connected to clamp mechanism a... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7198563 | Shoe tensioning linkage for meat skinner A skinning machine includes a frame, a linkage assembly mounted to the frame, and a skinning assembly mounted to the linkage assembly via lift arms. The linkage assembly raises and lowers the skinning assembly via the lift arms from an open to a closed position, whe... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7172502 | Tool-less blade change shoe for a skinning machine A skinning machine having a skinning blade mounted between a clamp and a shoe. The shoe has a bore that extends therethrough and a cam arm mounted to a bottom surface. The clamp has a recess with an aperture disposed therethrough. A pin extends through the aperture ... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7128642 | Method and apparatus for removing fat and skin from meat parts An apparatus and method for removing skin and fat from meat parts, a tooth roll assembly attached to a frame and a trimming blade assembly attached to an adjustable frame where the position of the trimming blade assembly is adjusted in relation to the tooth roll ass... | 10/31/2006 |
| 6978476 | Device and method of determining location of signal ingress The present invention comprises a device which may be attached to a cable ground block (62) such that the level and type for signal emitted through the upstream flow of the signal, from a residence or business (59), may be determined along with the loc... | 12/20/2005 |
| 5997393 | Apparatus for peeling and transferring an animal hide to processing A device is described for separating animal skin and for transferring it to further processing through a conveyance channel by using pressure difference. The device comprises a pulling device (3) for separating the skin (2) from the animal carcass (1) and... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5785588 | Device for removing the layer of abdominal fat or leaf fat from a slaughtered animal The invention relates to a device for removing the layer of abdominal fat or leaf fat from a slaughtered animal or a part thereof, for instance a pig, of which the abdominal cavity has been opened beforehand, which device has a gripping element for grippi... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5782684 | Portable animal skinner A self-contained, independently operating, adjustable, portable animal skinning device for use with hunting game features telescoping metal rods. The animal skinner incorporates parallel upper and lower racks, each having a plurality of hollow, telescopin... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5122091 | Safety mechanism for meat skinning machines A skinning machines having a gripping roll, a skinning blade, a power unit for rotating the gripping roll, and a safety circuit responsive to manual contact of the machine operator with danger zone of the skinning machine. A clutch is provided to the skin... | 06/16/1992 |
| 5114378 | Clothes pin down puller Apparatus and method for removing the hide from animal carcasses. The structure includes a slotted pulling pin that is attached to a loosened skin flap of the animal's hide. The pulling pin is mounted to a platform assembly. The platform assembly may be t... | 05/19/1992 |
| 5106336 | Method and device for supporting a suspended animal carcass during hide removal Method and device for supporting a suspended animal carcass during hide removal comprising a leg holder adapted to engage and hold the legs of the carcass and a means for lifting the leg holder relative to the suspension means to raise the carcass and red... | 04/21/1992 |
| 4934027 | Method of pulling-off the hide or skin of animal carcasses A method and a plant for pulling-off of the hide or skin of animal carcasses, wherein the plant forms part of a slaughtering line in a slaughter-house. The carcasses are transported continuously on a transport path (23, 24) suspended from all four legs in... | 06/19/1990 |
| 4751768 | Hide stripping device and method for using same The present invention is a hide stripping device for stripping the hide from a carcass. The device comprises a vertical support frame and a sliding frame mounted to the support frame for vertical sliding movement thereon. On the sliding frame is an operat... | 06/21/1988 |
| 4670943 | Method and means of skinning meat A meat skinning machine and method for skinning wherein a shelf means is adjustably positioned between a meat support surface and the cutting edge of a skinning knife just beyond the periphery of the teeth of a gripping roll wherein the meat is supported ... | 06/09/1987 |
| 4653149 | Animal hide puller An animal hide puller for use in a slaughtering process to remove the hide from an animal carcass, including a rotatable and vertically movable hide drum coacting with an overhead track from which an animal is supported and a stanchion for fixing the posi... | 03/31/1987 |
| 4417367 | Mid-section skinning apparatus An apparatus for removing the mid-section portion of the skin from the carcass of an animal, such as a hog, includes a revolvable drum mounted on a frame. A flap forming mechanism is mounted on the drum and is operable to form a skin flap and grip the sam... | 11/29/1983 |
| 4392274 | Apparatus for pulling-off the skin of sheep carcasses in slaughtering An apparatus for pulling-off the skin of sheep carcasses in connection with slaughtering comprises an essentially horizontal drum (8) for pulling-off the skin during winding thereof on the drum (8), the drum (8) being moved upwards along the dorsal side o... | 07/12/1983 |
| 4369547 | Animal skinning machine An animal skinning machine. Upper and lower clamp guide trackways guide clamp carriages between which a clamp body is mounted. A first clamp and a clamp frame are carried by the clamp body. Clamp actuators carried by the clamp frame support a second clamp... | 01/25/1983 |
| 4354297 | Machine for processing fish A fluid power operated fish skinning machine that severs the tail and impales the fish on a wheel. The fish is then rotated past cutting stations where the dorsal fins are removed and the belly flap is cut. The wheel is then stopped opposite a cutting whe... | 10/19/1982 |
| 4351088 | Method and apparatus for removing skin from animal carcasses An apparatus and method for removing the torso portion of the skin from the carcass of an animal, such as a hog, includes an overhead support from which a carcass is suspended during the skin removing operation. The skin is first removed from the hind qua... | 09/28/1982 |
| 4275481 | Carcass scalping Apparatus for machine scalping and possibly total pelting of a worked up carcass of an animal such as a sheep which uses a composite roller capable of being machine rotated in at least one rotational direction, the roller having a first portion and a seco... | 06/30/1981 |
| 4272862 | Skinning apparatus A substantially vertical drum skinning apparatus includes an improved knife, a cushioned drive and an overriding brake, all for improving a skinning operation. The knife is pivoted near the drum and is spring biased toward the drum to an adjustable stop, ... | 06/16/1981 |
| 4229860 | Cattle skinning process and apparatus therefor A separately controlled vertically moveable frame support for a skinning drum and operator platform supports a separately controlled rotatable horizontal drum; the drum is provided with laterally spaced chains connectable to a centrally located pivotally ... | 10/28/1980 |
| 4127917 | Pelting of animals A pelting method which utilizes a roller which is engaged with the pelt at the head region of a worked up carcass which has been worked up so that the pelt can be removed by rolling substantially as a sheet. The rolling is effected in such a way that the ... | 12/05/1978 |
| 4084292 | Drum skinner A hog carcass skinning apparatus is disclosed including a rotatably mounted and generally vertically positioned drum having an axially oriented ditch opening in its periphery. A clamp is carried by the drum in the ditch for clamping an edge flap of skin o... | 04/18/1978 |
| 4025986 | Apparatus and method for skinning animal carcasses A machine for removing skin from animal carcasses, and particularly hog carcasses, which includes an upstanding inclined from the vertical rotatable cylinder having an axially extending slot, a skin clamp at the slot for clamping a portion of the skin to ... | 05/31/1977 |