Patent ID: 8869572

Claim:
An apparatus for processing the skin side of a tubular fur, which apparatus comprises: a tapering mandrel with a first part that is thinner than a second part of the mandrel, on which mandrel the tubular fur can be drawn from the first part of the mandrel towards the second part of the mandrel so that the skin side of the fur faces outwards and the fur side of the fur faces inwards towards the mandrel, at least a first scraper unit, comprising at least one scraper roller which, during operation and in contact with the skin side, is arranged to rotate so that scraping elements on the scraper roller scrape the skin side of the fur, where the mandrel is arranged to be driven in its longitudinal direction at different predefined speeds, comprising at least a first predefined speed and a second predefined speed, where the first predefined speed is lower than the second predefined speed, and where the apparatus is arranged to switch between the first predefined speed and the second predefined speed when the fur on the mandrel is in different predefined positions along the longitudinal direction.