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Abstract

A skinning machine for bacon has a transporting conveyor which advances successive slabs into a passage between the discharge end of the conveyor and a pivotably mounted hold-down roller. The slabs which advance beyond the passage are engaged by the peripheral surface of a driven traction wheel which advances the slabs into the range of the skinning knife. The discharge end of the conveyor is movable up and down and moves downwardly to place the passage into register with a larger portion of the peripheral surface of the traction wheel when the conveyor advances a relatively thick slab of bacon. At the same time, the hold-down roller moves forwardly and downwardly toward the traction wheel. The hold-down roller is mounted on a lever which is pivotable about an axis located at a level below and rearwardly of the discharge end of the conveyor, as considered in the direction of advancement of slabs toward and into the passage.

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