| 摘要 |
A unitary resilient rubber finger pad for a poultry plucking machine, and a finger pad assembly for such machine, the assembly having: a backing plate with a central aperture adapted for engaging a drive hub of a poultry feather plucking machine; a finger pad having a base with a central mounting aperture, a flat rear face abutting the backing plate and a front face opposite the rear flat face, a plurality of fingers extending from the front; a star washer having a plurality of arcuate recesses on its periphery, each of which engages a base of a finger; and a mounting bolt for attaching said finger pad assembly to a drive shaft having a threaded hole in the end thereof. The method of mounting the finger pad assembly is also disclosed. |
| 主权项 |
1. A finger pad assembly for the processing of poultry carcasses, comprising:
a backing plate having a central aperture a unitary finger pad having a circular base, a central mounting aperture in said base, a rear face for abutting said backing plate and an opposing front face, a plurality of fingers extending normally from said opposing front face, said plurality of fingers being arranged in two concentric rings of fingers; a star washer having a central aperture and a plurality of arcuate recesses on its periphery, each of which recess is adapted to engage a base of a finger; and a mounting bolt insertable through central aperture of said star washer and said central mounting aperture of said finger pad for attaching said finger pad assembly to a drive shaft having a threaded hole in the end thereof to receive said mounting bolt. |
