Patent ID: 6299523
Filing Date: 2001-10-09
Classification: A22B,A22C

Abstract:
A mechanism for ejecting a cutting blade from a meat skinning machine, the cutting blade including opposing upper and lower surfaces, a forward edge, and an elongated cutting edge opposite the forward edge, the mechanism comprising:a shoe including a supporting surface thereon for supporting the lower surface of the blade;releasable clamping means including a clamp having a clamping surface thereon directed toward the upper surface of the blade, and means for releasably fastening the clamp and the shoe together so as to clamp the cutting blade between the supporting surface and the clamping surface;the shoe and the clamp, when clamped together on the blade by the clamping means, forming an elongated slot therebetween for receiving the blade such that the forward edge of the blade is disposed in the slot; andan ejector slidably extending toward the slot so as to engage the blade at the forward edge thereof;whereby the ejector can be pushed rearwardly thereby ejecting the blade and releasing the blade from the shoe and the clamp when the clamping means is released.