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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2014
Applicant:
Laitram, L.l.c., Harahan, LA (US);
Inventor:
Christopher G. Greve, Covington, LA (US);
Assignee:
Laitram, L.L.C., Harahan, LA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A22C 29/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A22C 29/026 (2013.01);
Abstract
A roller-type peeler having a rack gear retractable for servicing peeler rollers and a method for servicing peeler rollers by retracting the rack gear. A jack attached to the rack gear allows an operator to jack the rack gear up to a service position and out of engagement with roller gears so that the rollers can be removed and replaced and to lower the rack gear back into engagement with the gears of the replaced rollers.