Patent ID: 6824460
Filing Date: 2004-11-30
Classification: A22B,A22C

Abstract:
An apparatus for removing skin from a torso of an animal, comprising:a rotatable drum having a circumference; a gripper positioned at a point on said circumference of said rotatable drum adapted to engage a portion of said skin causing said torso of said animal to rotate as said rotatable drum rotates; a sharp blade positioned near said point on said circumference of said rotatable drum for cutting said skin from said animal; a dull blade spaced a dull blade gap distance away from said circumference of said rotatable drum and a setback distance away from said sharp blade opposite from said gripper, said dull blade adapted to contact said skin of said animal as said animal rotates; an adjustment arm coupled to said dull blade for controlling said dull blade gap distance; and a controller coupled to said adjustment arm for automatically adjusting dull blade gap distance in accordance with a predetermined profile for said dull blade gap distance which varies around said torso of said animal.