Method and apparatus for supporting animal carcasses and pulling hides therefrom
US4873749A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 15, 1988 |
| Grant date | Oct 17, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 15, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA22B5/161
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Hides are pulled over the heads of horizontally moving animal carcasses while the carcasses are simultaneously supported by a trolley rail and a pair of leg gripping assemblies. Each leg gripping assembly has a pair of extensible jaw members which, when closed, form a leg receiving space which has a generally vertical inclined axis. The leg gripping assemblies are mounted on a frame which is driven forwardly parallel to the trolley rail by a pusher dog on a chain. The pusher dog chain is drivingly connected to a chain which drives the trolleys along the rail.
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