METHOD OF MECHANICALLY REMOVING SKIN FROM ANIMAL PARTS

摘要

Method of mechanically removing skin from animal parts that have a bone part extending therein, including: providing at least one bone holder (16) depending from an overhead conveyor for movement through a given path; providing an animal part; holding the animal part from the at least one bone holder (16) by engagement of its bone part; moving the animal part through the given path; engaging an outer surface of the animal part, when moving through the given path, with a perimeter surface (44) of a rotating gripper (38); maintaining a downward force on the animal part on the rotating gripper; entrapping a portion of skin of the animal part between the perimeter surface (44) of the rotating gripper (38) and a fixed knife blade (40); and pulling the skin away from underlying meat of the animal part.