Patent ID: 6017268
Filing Date: 2000-01-25
Classification: A22C

Abstract:
A shrimp peeling apparatus comprising:a) a support frame;b) a plurality of larger diameter rollers supported by the frame each having an upper surface;c) a plurality of smaller diameter insert rollers, each smaller diameter insert roller supported by a pair of larger diameter rollers at a position below the respective upper surfaces of said pair of larger diameter rollers;d) a shrimp holding channel being defined by each smaller diameter roller and the supporting pair of larger diameter rollers;e) wherein the diameter of each of the plurality of larger diameter rollers is much greater than the diameter of each of the plurality of smaller diameter insert rollers;f) a hold down assembly for holding each of the smaller diameter insert rollers in close engagement with said pair of the larger diameter rollers;g) the hold down assembly including a hold down member that retains the smaller diameter insert roller and a tensile member for applying tension to the hold down members; anh) an adjustment for varying the load transfer between a selected smaller diameter insert roller and the adjacent larger diameter rollers by varying the tensile load carried by the tensile member.