1989-01-23
1989-12-05
Little, Willis
17 47, A22C 2102
Patent
active
048843180
ABSTRACT:
A poultry defeathering apparatus [10] is provided including a support frame [11] and a pair of opposed banks of picking fingers [12,13] mounted thereon. First bank [12] is mounted to carriers [23,24] and second bank [13] is mounted to carriers [25,26], with each carrier [23-25] being movably mounted upon the support frame [11] to provide adjustment of the spacing of the banks of pickers. The first bank [12] is releasibly supported at one end upon first carrier [23] by means of a latch assembly [28] while a second end of the bank is pivotably supported upon second carrier [24] by means of a hinge assembly [29]. The hinge assembly [29] and the latch assembly [28] allow the first bank [12] to be pivoted about one end of the bank and away from the opposing bank [13], providing ready access to the picking fingers for maintenance and repair. A retractable support wheel assembly [40] is provided for supporting the end of the first bank [12] to be disengaged from the latch assembly [28] and swung open. A pair of linkage assemblies [31,36] provide adjustment of the spacing of the opposed banks of pickers [12,13] with respect to each other.
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