APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR STRETCHING A PELT ON A PELT BOARD

• US 20200131593A1
• Filed: 06/27/2018
• Published: 04/30/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 06/29/2017
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Minkpapir A/S (DMP Partners A/S)
• Original Assignee: Minkparir A/S
• Inventors: Larsen, Johnny Mollerup, Primdahl, Poul Erik, Jensen, Carsten
• Application Number:
  US16/624,874
• Publication Number:
  US 20200131593A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: C14B 15/06 Fur-stretching devices

Abstract

An apparatus and a method for fixating a stretched pelt on a pelt board by means of a tubular plastics sleeve, which two outwardly extending flanges. The pelt has a substantially tubular shape, which defines an inwardly orientated leather side, an outwardly orientated fur side, a nose end and a rear end. The pelt board defines a top end for accommodating and fixating the nose end of the pelt, a circumferential wall for facing the inwardly orientated leather side of the pelt and a base end located opposite the top end. The apparatus comprises a holding device for holding the base end of the pelt board, and further comprises a fixating device which has a pair of gripping members. Each of the gripping members is adapted for gripping a respective flange of the tubular plastic sleeve, as the sleeve is loosely positioned in a first position at the top end of the pelt board on the pelt at the nose end thereof, and for pulling the flanges apart for widening the tubular plastics sleeve, moving the sleeve from the first position at the top end to a second position at the base end of the pelt board and disengaging the gripping members from the flanges for allowing the sleeve to reform towards its original shape and in doing so, firmly engaging with the outwardly orientated first side of the pelt at the rear end thereof.

Claims

1. An apparatus for fixating a stretched pelt on a pelt board by means of a tubular sleeve having two outwardly extending flanges, said pelt having a substantially tubular shape defining an inwardly orientated leather side, an outwardly orientated fur side, a nose end, and a rear end, said pelt board defining a top end configured for accommodating and fixating said nose end of said pelt, a circumferential wall configured for facing said inwardly orientated leather side of said pelt and a base end located opposite said top end, said apparatus comprising:

a holding device configured for holding said base end of said pelt board; and

a fixating device having a pair of gripping members, each of said gripping members being configured for gripping a respective flange of said tubular sleeve, as said tubular sleeve is loosely positioned in a first position at said top end of said pelt board on said pelt at said nose end thereof, and for pulling said flanges apart for widening said tubular sleeve, moving said tubular sleeve from said first position at said top end to a second position at said base end of said pelt board and disengaging said gripping members from said flanges for allowing said tubular sleeve to reform towards its original shape and in doing so, firmly engaging with said outwardly orientated first side of said pelt at said rear end thereof.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein each of said gripping members comprises a pair of gripping jaws configured for contacting opposite sides of a respective flange of said tubular sleeve and firmly maintaining said respective flange between said gripping jaws while moving said gripping members from said first position to said second position.

3. The apparatus according to claim 1, said apparatus further comprising a fastening device configured for fastening said rear end of said pelt, while stretching said pelt by moving said base end of said pelt board towards said nose end.

4. The apparatus according to claim 3, wherein said base end of said pelt board is moved by a mechanism selected from the group consisting of a pneumatic drive, a hydraulic drive, and a spin drive.

5. A method of fixating a stretched pelt on a pelt board comprising performing the steps of:

providing said pelt and said pelt board, said pelt having a substantially tubular shape defining an inwardly orientated leather side, an outwardly orientated fur side, a nose end, and a rear end, said pelt board defining a top end configured for accommodating and fixating said nose end of said pelt, a circumferential wall configured for facing said inwardly orientated leather side of said pelt and a base end located opposite said top end;

providing an apparatus comprising a holding device and a fixating device, said fixating device having a pair of gripping members;

further providing a tubular sleeve having two outwardly extending flanges;

holding said base end of said pelt board by means of such holding device;

positioning said tubular sleeve in a first position at said top end of said pelt board on said pelt at said nose end thereof;

gripping each of said flanges of said tubular sleeve by a respective gripping member;

pulling said flanges apart by means of said gripping members for widening said tubular sleeve;

moving said tubular sleeve from said first position to a second position at said base end of said pelt board by means of said gripping members; and

disengaging said gripping members from said flanges for allowing said sleeve to reform towards its original shape and in doing so, firmly engaging with said outwardly orientated fur side of said pelt at said rear end thereof.