WO2018082753A1

WO2018082753A1 - Method and device for applying tube shaped pinning sleeves or holding pinning sleeves on upright standing or inclining upright standing pelt boards

Info

Publication number: WO2018082753A1
Application number: PCT/DK2017/000020
Authority: WO
Inventors: Anders Jensen
Original assignee: DALSGAARD PELS ApS
Priority date: 2016-11-04
Filing date: 2017-11-06
Publication date: 2018-05-11
Also published as: EP3541963A1; EP3541963A4; WO2018082754A1; EP3541962A1; EP3541962A4

Abstract

Application of pinning sleeves (10), be it tube shaped pinning inner sleeves of paper, or tube shaped coat holding pinning sleeves of plastic onto upright standing pelt boards (4) in e.g. a drying wagon (2) represents a work environmental workload for the person who perform this work, in addition the work is slow, as the pinning sleeves has to be raised to a relatively high level before the can be applied onto the pelt boards. In order to remedy this problem there is disclosed a method for applying pinning sleeves (10) which comprises a supply (22) of pinning sleeves (10) is arranged in a vertically- and horizontally displaceable, and optional lockable holding unit (20), which also may be tilt able and optional tilted lockable in a level above the nose ends (6) of the pelt boards, and so that a centre axis (23) of a pinning sleeve (10) at least over a part of the pinning sleeve (10) in the vicinity above the nose ends (6) of the pelt boards can be oriented parallel with the length axis (24) of the pelt board, from where the current pinning sleeve (10) easily by a downwards drag, can be lead to correct position on a pelt board. The use of the method represents a solution on a major problem regarding ergonomically appropriate working position in the fur industry.

Description

Method and device for applying tube shaped pinning sleeves or holding pinning sleeves on upright standing or inclining upright standing pelt boards. The present invention relates to a method for applying tube shaped pinning sleeves of fat- and moist absorbing material, or coat holding pinning sleeves of plastic on upright standing or inclining upright standing pelt boards with a nose end and a tail end, arranged in a stand or a drying wagon, said pinning sleeves or coat holding pinning sleeves having a first end boundary, the nose end, and a second end boundary, the tail end. The invention relates further to a device for use in the practice of the invention.

Initially, it should be noted when there in the following is mentioned pinning sleeves, this should be understood as pelt board bags, or coat holding bags, and understood in the broadest sense of the term, i.e. pelt board inner bags in all lengths to be arranged on the pelt board before the pelt is arranged on the pelt board, that is to say coat bags in all lengths, coat holding bags/coat holding pinning sleeves in all lengths, where last mentioned is used for fixation of a stretched pelt in its stretched position on a pelt board during the drying procedure. The bags in question are all tube shaped and typically with a geometry adapted to an actual pelt board size and shape, and intended to be pulled on to the pelt boards pulling the bag downwards over the nose end of the pelt board until the mutual geometry of the bags and the pelt boards prevent further downturn, or that further downturn of the bag on the outside of the pelt board is not appropriate (applies to coat hold- ing pinning sleeves). The pelt board bags, be it pinning sleeves bags or coat holding pinning sleeves, have a tail end defined as that end of the pelt board bag which is nearest to the foot of the pelt board or the tail end of the pelt board i.e. the end of the pelt board which is nearest to the tail end of a pelt applied on the pelt board, and a nose end, defined as the end of the pelt board bag which is closest to the nose end of the pelt board i.e. the end of a current pelt board where the nasal bores of a pelt applied on the pelt board is located.

The pinning sleeves might comprise perforations, holes, slits, flat cutting in the tail end, a reverse V-shaped end of the tail end, and V-shaped slits in the nose end, as well as any additional conceivable designs that meet the above definitions. The pinning sleeves consists of moisture- and fat absorbent material, preferably paper, and the coat holding pinning sleeves typically consists of plastic material.

Use of fat absorbing cladding of pelt boards used for drying of pelts from fur animals is well known. The fat absorbing cladding, which typically consists of a tube shaped pelt board bag of moist- and fat absorbing paper, which partly serves as protection of the pelt board absorbing residual fat out from the leather side of the pelt, and further as a moist absorbing layer, which like blotting paper sucks the 5 moisture from the leather side of the pelt, and from which the collected moisture more easy is evaporated by exchanging of the air in the cavity below the pelt board bag. An example of tube shaped bags of paper, intended for drawing onto the outside of the pelt board is disclosed in BR 1996 00208. From same utility model registration it is further known to perforate the paper material from which the0 bags are made of, in order to improve airflow with conditioned air during the drying process.

When mounting pelts to be dried on the pelt boards, a stretching of the pelts is performed, with the intent to achieve a nice pelt, the size of which after the dry-5 ing process is very crucial for the achievable price for the pelt. Today, a method of non destructive pinning is typically utilized, where a pelt board having a curved structure in the longitudinal, transverse and height directions, typically consisting of two interconnected curved half shells with an open/perforated structure, the peripheries of which define a cavity in which the air is replaced during the drying pro- o cedure.

Another developed pelt board consists of a body with protruding longitudinal ribs, the height of which is largest at the center of the pelt board, and whose height gradually decreases towards the side of the pelt board and against the nose end 5 of the pelt board, whereby the ridges of the ribs in common with the tube shaped pinning bag and a pelt dragged onto the pelt board, delimits a cavity with an elliptic cross section at least in the holding area of the pelt board. Common for both pelt boards is, that said cavity is connected with a not here defined device for replacement of the air inside the pelt board via an aperture in the foot of the pelt board, o during the drying procedure.

The pelt board comprising said half shells comprises a holding area where the surfaces of the half shells at the against the leather side of the pelt facing sides comprises a corrugation/tearing/tooting or other roughness substantially orientated 5 across the longitudinal axis of the pelt board, whereby the retention force over a smaller area of the pelt board is made more effective due to a larger friction provided as the leather side of the pelt is pressed against the corrugation/tearing/tooting or other roughness in the holding areas. The pelt board con- sisting of half-shells can be brought to collapse, i.e. that the half-shells are displaced towards each other, which allows for easier removal of the pelt from the pelt board after the drying procedure has been completed. Applying the pinning bags takes place before the pelt to be stretched is arranged on the pelt board, and this task is manually 99% performed manually. With the increasing length of the pelt boards, due to larger pelts, this work will result in, that the person which performs the mounting of the pinning bags will have to work with the arms in a height at 1 ,50 m or more, which is an ergonomic bad work posi- tion, and frequently this leads to, that the performance of this work results in stiffness and infiltrations in neck and shoulders for the person which performs mounting of the bags. In addition, the inconvenient working position causes the bagging to go slowly. It should be noted, that machines exist that can perform this work, but these are expensive and require the presence of facilities for correct positioning of the pelt board while applying the pinning bag, which requires investments in space and machinery in the pelting room, and further the machines perform the bagging at a too slow pace.

Therefore bagging of the pelt boards is performed manually, as described in the following:

-Pinning sleeves (bags) is removed from the cardboard boxes they are supplied in. The bags are lying side by side in a cardboard box, and typically approxi- mately 25 bags are taken at the time from the box, as this number suits one row of pelt boards in a drying wagon, in which 8 rows of 25 pelt boards can be dried and transported at time.

-With e.g. 25 pinning sleeves retained in one hand- lying over said arm and shoulder, the second hand are first used for opening the first end of the pinning sleeve and subsequently dragging the pinning sleeve downwards over the top of the pelt board, performing more steps at last having arranged the pinning bag down on the pelt board

-The pinning sleeve par example is applied using the right hand, this will result in, that the left arm should be held in a height on 150 cm or more.

For most persons this means that elbow and hand in long terms should be held in a level beyond the level of the shoulder, when the pinning sleeve is applied on the pelt board and subsequently by one or two hands dragged fully down onto the pelt board.

The bags can be difficult to pull onto the pelt board as they should preferably be kept slightly stretched in order to be pulled down over the pelt board, as the nose end of the tan comprises pointed protrusions for insertion into the nostrils of the skin for better retention of the skin during the stretching of the skin. The geometry of the nose end of the pelt boards, combined with the holes and possibly slits in the pinning bags for improved airflow of conditioned dry air, does not make the applying of the pinning bags easier.

Additionally, it will be obvious that the longer the pinning bags are, the more difficult they are to pull over the pelt board. An additional scenario is that the average length of skins increases every year, so several companies now send longer pelt boards and longer pinning sleeves on the market. This means that the human work on the application of pinning sleeves is significantly complicated, as the height of the pelt board increases with approx. 12 cm and the working height thus too.

It is the object of the invention to provide a method of facilitating the workload associated with manual application of pinning bags, be it pinning sleeves and coat holding pinning sleeves, cf. the above definition of pinning sleeves/bags, and thereby provide better working environment conditions for those who perform this work , as well as being able to streamline the work on the applying of the bags.

It is a further object of the invention to provide a holding arrangement for use in practicing the method according to the invention. A method for applying of tube shaped pinning sleeves of fat- and moisture absorbing material, or coat holding pinning sleeves of plastic on upright standing pelt boards with a nose end and a tail end, arranged in a stand or a drying wagon, said pinning sleeves or coat holding pinning sleeves having a first end boundary, the nose end, and a second end boundary, the tail end, is characterized in follow- ing steps;

-placement of a plurality of pelt boards in a drying wagon or a stand assembly where the pelt boards are arranged in rows standing on the tail end or a mem- ber protruding from the tail end of the pelt boards, and upstanding from the drying wagon or the stand assembly,

-placement of the drying wagon/the stand assembly in position below a horizontally displaceable and optional lockable holding arrangement for pinning sleeves or coat holding pinning sleeves so that all pelt boards arranged in the drying wagon /the stand assembly are within the operating range of the holding arrangement,

-placement of a plurality of pinning sleeves or coat holding sleeves in the holding arrangement, where the pinning sleeves/coat holding sleeves are oriented with the tail end lowest,

-displacement of the holding arrangement to a position above the nose ends of the pelt boards, and at a distance from the level of the nose ends,

-pulling on the pinning sleeves/coat holding pinning sleeves onto the pelt boards, by successively transferring the sleeves/coat holding pinning sleeves from the holding arrangement down the nose end of the respective pelt boards arranged in the drying wagon/stand assembly, upon the outside of the pelt board or upon the outside of a pelt dragged on the outside of the pelt board, performing of an appropriate horizontal displacement of the holding arrangement relative to the nose ends of the upright standing pelt boards in the drying wagon.

By the method according to the invention it is further preferred that the holding arrangement also is vertically displaceable and optional lockable.

By the method according to the invention a considerable relief is obtained from the manual work in applying the pinning sleeves or coat holding pinning sleeves onto upright standing pelt boards in a drying aggregate or stand, as said pining sleeves are held in a position above the nose end of the pelt boards, and preferably in continuation of the length axis of the current pelt boards, if sufficient ceiling height is available, it will hereby be very easy to apply a pinning sleeve or a coat holding pinning sleeve onto a current pelt board. The procedure is simply to grasp the lower end of the sleeve, open it's lower end (the tail end), introducing the nose end of the current pelt board through the lower end of the tubular pinning sleeve and drag the sleeve downwards onto the surface of the pelt board as long as the geometry of the pelt board and the pinning sleeve allows. This prevents the person who carries out the work of putting on pinning sleeves and coat holding pinning sleeves to hold those pinning sleeves with one arm at a height of about 1 .5 meters or more, while the same person must try to drag said pinning sleeves downwards onto the respective pelt boards. Thus, the method has achieved a not insignificant efficiency of the work with the application of said pinning sleeves on pelt boards as tests have shown that the same person using the method of the invention can triple the number of applied pinning sleeves within the same period of time. In addition, the risk of damage related to an ergonomically inappropriate work position is reduced to a minimum. Alternatively, in the case of tanneries where there is not enough ceiling height for this, the method provides that the pinning sleeves are after all located and held in a position above the nose ends of the pelt boards placed in the stand or the drying wagon, thus making it easier to apply the pinning sleeves onto the pelt board, as the operator does not need to hold a supply of pinning sleeves above the nose ends of the pelt boards while applying the pinning sleeves.

In the method according to invention it is further preferred that the holding arrangement is vertically displaceable and optionally lockable. Hereby is achieved that the holding arrangement is lockable in a preferred distance above the nose ends of the pelt boards when applying the pinning sleeves onto the pelt boards, and further this also enables adapting the level of the holding arrangement to the length of the pelt boards which currently are to be applied a pinning sleeve.

A device in the form of a holding arrangement for pinning sleeves or coat holding pinning sleeves for use in carrying out the method according to the invention is characterized in that it comprises a unit for holding a supply of pinning sleeves / coat holding pinning sleeves where the unit is thus arranged to allow for successive release of individual pinning sleeves / coat holding pinning sleeves from the supply for slipping down over the nose end of a current pelt board and which unit is horizontally displaceable and optionally lockable supported on a traverse or arm attached to a building construction part and / or a bracket and / or a floor and / or a drying trolley and / or a stand for upright pelt boards, the operating area of the traverse or swing arm permits at least displacement of the unit with the supply of pinning sleeves / coat holding pinning sleeves to a position in level above the nose end of any pelt board arranged in a current drying wagon or stand arrangement.

In at further preferred embodiment of the device according to the invention it is preferred that the unit further is vertically displaceable and optionally lockable. Hereby is achieved the possibility to compensate for varying lengths of pelt boards arranged in a lower located drying wagon or stand arrangement. Hereby it is achieved that a supply of pinning sleeves / coat holding pinning sleeves, where sufficient ceiling height is available in the tannery, can be brought in position with the longitudinal axes of the pinning sleeves in elongation of a present pelt board in the drying wagon or the stand, and that the supply is displaceable in all directions but also being optional lockable in a preferred height above the nose end of the pelt boards arranged in the drying wagon or the stand, which are to be applied a pinning sleeve or a coat holding pinning sleeve so that the holding arrangement for the pinning sleeves is not displaced away from the preferred level above the nose ends of the pelt boards, when the sleeves by a downwardly directed drag by the operator, are dragged onto the pelt boards.

In cases where the ceiling height of the pelting room does not allow the longitudinal axes of the pinning sleeves to be brought in extended to the

longitudinal axes of the pelt boards placed in the drying wagon or the stand, the supply may be placed horizontally for example, and the bags will be pulled out of the supply. The advantage of the holding arrangement will, however, continue to be that a supply of pinning sleeves is maintained at a level above the nose ends of the pelt boards, whereby the operator who has to apply the pinning sleeves onto the pelt boards does not have to maintain a supply of pinning sleeves in an inconvenient and a non-ergonomically good working position, while also placing the respective pinning sleeves on the upright tanks in the rack or in the drying wagon.

In some cases it may be advantageous that the holding arrangement can be slanted a little in order to take into account the lack of stiffness of the pinning sleeves / coat holding pinning sleeves, therefore the unit is optionally lockable rotatable and / or optionally lockable tilt able mounted to the traverse or swing arm. It is hereby achieved that the pinning sleeves can rest against the holding arrangement, which means that the pinning sleeves does not break down.

In a first embodiment of the holding arrangement according to the invention, the device comprises a horizontally oriented blunt protruding rod / stick for suspending a supply of pinning sleeves / holding pinning sleeves, the nose end of which comprises a protrusion formed in the bag material comprising a hole for receiving the blunt protruding rod / stick, where a perforation is located between the protrusion and the pinning sleeve/holding pinning sleeve, which is

overpowered (torn) by releasing the pinning sleeve / holding pinning sleeve while pulling a current sleeve outside a tan or pulling a current holding pinning sleeve onto a current tan with supplied with a pinning sleeve and one outside of this arranged pelt, alternatively, that the nose end of the pinning sleeve / holding pinning sleeve comprises only a hole for receiving the blunt protruding rod / stick for suspending a supply of pinning sleeves / holding pinning sleeves and wherein the material of the pinning sleeve / holding pinning sleeve between said hole and the nose of the sleeve is broken during application of a current pinning sleeve / holding pinning sleeve.

This will require a pinning sleeve which provides said facilities which is com- prised by another patent application with the same Applicant as stated for this patent application.

The advantage by this holding arrangement is that the sleeves are suspended on the rod/stick and can be torn from this, breaking up said perforation between the protrusion on the pinning sleeve / holding pinning sleeve, and be guided to correct position on the pelt board.

The same will apply if the sleeves have only a hole in the nose end for insertion of the rod/stick, however, this solution has proved not to be entirely appropri- ate as the pinning sleeve / coat holding pinning sleeve will break up, and this may cause that the sleeves in an area may be double. However this solution is absolutely an option.

In a further embodiment of the holding arrangement, the unit may comprise a shelf for receiving a supply of pinning sleeves or holding pinning sleeves.

In order to ensure that the pinning sleeves / coat holding pinning sleeves arranged in the holding arrangement do not collapse due to lack of stiffness, the shelf may comprise one or more side support arrangements for retaining the supply of pinning sleeves or holding pinning sleeves.

A further means to prevent the pinning sleeves / coat holding pinning sleeves arranged in the holding arrangement against collapse may consist in, that the unit further comprises at least one spring biased counter hold for retaining of the supply of pinning sleeves / coat holding pinning sleeves in upright standing position with the tail end nearest to the nose ends of the upright standing pelt boards in the drying wagon/the stand arrangement. In a further embodiment of the holding arrangement according to the invention, the unit may comprise a supply case for receiving a supply of pinning sleeves / coat holding pinning sleeves, said supply case comprising a slit at the end nearest the nose end of the pelt boards through which the pinning sleeves / coat holding pinning sleeves can be successively dispensed, and at least a retainer for displacement of the respective pinning sleeves / coat holding pinning sleeves in the supply in direction of the slit.

The supply case may comprise two sides, a bottom, a first short side and a second short side for receiving a supply of pinning sleeves / coat holding pinning sleeves, where the supply case comprises a slit at the end closest to the nose ends of the pelt boards, through which the pinning sleeves / coat holding pinning sleeves are dispensed successively, and at least one clamp for displacement of the pinning sleeves / coat holding pinning sleeves in position un direction of the slit.

Hereby is achieved that the stack/supply of pinning sleeves / coat holding pinning sleeves constantly is held in position, with the sleeve nearest to the slit ready to be dragged down onto a current nose end of a pelt board. To prevent that more than one pinning sleeve is dragged out from the supply of pinning sleeves in the supply case, it is preferred that the end of the supply case nearest to the opening is protruding below the bottom.

Thus, the part of the end of the supply case, protruding below the bottom will serve as counter hold for the sleeves in the supply located above the lowest lying sleeve, when it is dragged out from the supply.

With the intent to ensure that at least the at anytime being part of a current sleeve during applying onto a current upright standing pelt board, is in elongation with length axis of the current pelt board, the bottom of the case may comprise an angled bend part.

Hereby it is achieved that the supply case not necessarily has to be orientated with the length axis approximately vertical in elongation of the upright standing pelt boards in a stand or drying wagon below, to enable a readily pull down of the pinning sleeves over the nose ends of the pelt boards, but the supply case can easily stand obliquely or even horizontally above the nose ends of the pelt boards, where the single sleeve by the operator is gripped and dragged a piece out of the supply, bend downwardly in direction of a current pelt board, opened, and during the subsequent apply performed by a downwards drag in the pinning sleeve is guided by the angled bend plate so that the at any time current part of the pinning sleeve which is located closest above the nose end of the current pelt board is oriented in elongation with the length axis of the pelt board. This will prevent perforations, slits etc. in the walls of the sleeve to engage with the pointed parties occurring at the nose end of the pelt board.

With the intent to ease the use of the holding arrangement with the supply case for the operator, the long sides of the supply case may have a takeout nearest to the end at the slit/opening. This makes it easier for the operator to grip the lowest pinning sleeve in the supply case, when it shall be applied to a pelt board.

In a further embodiment of the holding arrangement according to the inven- tion, the supply case may further comprise a manual operated conveyor, which by activating successively guides the pinning sleeve / coat holding pinning sleeve nearest to the slit a bit below the slit, from which position the pinning sleeve / coat holding pinning sleeve can be dragged down over the nose end of a current pelt board to the correct position on the pelt board.

In a further embodiment of the holding arrangement according to the invention, the supply case may further comprise a conveyor driven by an actuator, which successively guides the pinning sleeve / coat holding pinning sleeve nearest to the slit a bit below the slit, from which from which position the pinning sleeve / coat holding pinning sleeve can be dragged down over the nose end of a current pelt board to the correct position on the pelt board, said actuator being connected with a control system comprising a registration unit for registering whether pinning sleeves / coat holding pinning sleeves are present in the supply case, and in case of empty supply case, the control system stops the operating of the conveyor.

In a further embodiment of the holding arrangement according to the invention, for use with a line of pinning sleeves rolled in a supply, wherein the pinning sleeves are mutually connected by bridges in perforations between the first end limit, the nose end, of the outer most pinning sleeve in the supply is connected with the tail end of the next following pinning sleeve in the supply is characterized in, that the supply case is formed as a magazine with a dispenser opening for receiving a rolled supply of pinning sleeves , said supply case comprises a tear off edge near to the dispenser opening over which the single pinning sleeve is sepa- rated by tearing off from the pinning sleeves / coat holding pinning sleeves in the supply over the tearing off edge.

Hereby is achieved the advantage that the pinning sleeves are easier to ar- range in the supply case as they are mutually connected and rolled up, compared to the way pinning sleeves are delivered nowadays packed loose in cartons from which they are to be transferred to e.g. a supply case. This solution is especially suited for coat holding pinning sleeves of plastic where the sleeve material is relative thin.

In a further embodiment of the holding arrangement according to the invention, for use together with a line of pining sleeves rolled up in a supply, where the line of pinning sleeves comprises a marking near to the second end limitation of the respective pinning sleeve, the supply may consist of a magazine for receiving of a supply of rolled up pinning sleeves with a dispenser opening, said supply case comprising an actuator driven perforation unit with a detection unit for detection of the marking of a pinning sleeves second end limitation, said detection unit being provided with a control unit which activates the perforation unit when detecting of the marking of the second end limitation of a pinning sleeve, said perforation unit being located adjacent to a tear off edge near the dispenser opening over which the single pinning bag is separated from the rest in the supply by tearing off over the tearing edge.

Hereby is it achieved that the pinning sleeves can be manufactured in one long lane in lengths suited with the size of a current supply case which forms a part of the holding arrangement, and from which supply the single pinning sleeve can be dispensed subsequent to perforation by the perforation unit and be torn off over the tear edge by the operator. This solution is particularly suited for coat pinning sleeves and coat holding pinning sleeves of plastic where the sleeve material is relatively thin.

In a further embodiment of the holding arrangement according to the invention the supply case may further comprise an actuator driven conveyor unit connected with the control unit, for advancing the outermost pinning sleeve from the supply to correct position for establishing a perforation by the perforation unit.

The advantage herein is that the operator does not need to advance the pinning sleeve tearing in the lower end limitation og the pinning sleeve, but just tear off the latest advanced pinning sleeve in the dispenser over the tear off edge. This solution is particularly suited for coat pinning sleeves and coat holding pinning sleeves of plastic where the sleeve material is relatively thin. In a further embodiment of the holding arrangement according to the invention for use together with a line of pinning sleeves rolled up in a supply, where the line of pinning sleeves comprises a marking near to the second end limitation of the respective pinning sleeve the supply may consist of a magazine for receiving of a supply of rolled up pinning sleeves with a dispenser opening, said supply case comprising an actuator driven cutting unit with a detection unit for detection of the marking of a pinning sleeves second end limitation, said detection unit being provided with a control unit which activates the cutting unit when detecting of the marking of the second end limitation of a pinning sleeve, said cutting unit being located adjacent to the dispenser opening and where the single pinning bag is separated from the rest in the supply by cutting off.

It is further preferred that the supply case comprises an actuator driven conveyor unit connected with the control unit for advancing the outermost pinning sleeve in the supply to correct position for performing a cut off by the cutting unit.

It is further preferred that the supply case in connection with the cutting unit comprises a device for retaining the cut off pinning bag from the supply subsequent to the cut off procedure until the pinning bag is dragged down over a nose end of a pelt board.

A preferred embodiment of the holding arrangement for use in practicing the method according to the invention comprises a coupling unit between the unit for the supply of pinning sleeves and the traverse which enables change of the unit for the supply of pinning sleeves.

Herewith is achieved for a further efficiency of the manual work applying pinning sleeves / coat holding pinning sleeves onto upright standing pelt boards as the unit for the supply of pinning sleeves can be exchanged with a unit suited for the use of any shape of pinning sleeves.

The invention is explained briefly in the following with reference to the drawings wherein;

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a drying wagon containing pelt boards during application of pinning sleeves from a supply suspended in a holding unit arranged in a traverse carried on a wall mounted frame structure where the pinning sleeves are located in extension of the length axis of the pelt boards, according to the invention,

5 Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a drying wagon containing pelt boards during application of pinning sleeves from a supply suspended in a holding unit arranged in a traverse carried on a free standing frame structure according to the invention,

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a supply of pinning sleeves suspended in a holding unit arranged in a traverse carried on a ceiling suspended frame structure0 where the pinning sleeves are located in elongation of the length axis of the pelt boards according to the invention,

Fig. 4 is a perspective detail section of the traverse, showing a coupling between the traverse and a unit for a supply of pinning sleeves according to the invention, immediately before being inserted in each other,

5 Fig. 5 is a perspective detail section of the traverse showing a coupling between the traverse and a unit for at supply of pinning sleeves according to the invention, where the parts of the coupling are inserted in each other,

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of a further embodiment of a holding unit arranged in a simulated traverse according to the invention for suspending of a sup- o ply of pinning sleeves with straight end at the tail end,

Fig. 7 is a perspective view of a third embodiment of a holding unit arranged in a simulated traverse for suspending of a supply of pinning sleeves with a V- shaped end at the tail end, according to the invention,

Fig. 8 is a perspective view seen oblique from above of a first embodiment of 5 a supply case for pinning sleeves belonging to the holding unit according to the invention,

Fig. 9 is a perspective view seen oblique from below of the supply case shown case for pinning sleeves belonging to the holding unit according to the invention,

o Fig. 10 shows a further embodiment of the supply case for pinning sleeves shown in fig. 8 belonging to the holding unit according to the invention,

Fig. 1 1 shows the holding unit shown in fig. 9, suspended in a slope position above a drying wagon with pelt boards, during apply of pinning sleeves,

Fig. 12 shows a perspective view of a supply case belonging to the holding 5 unit according to the invention with extended end side and rounded plate at the opening,

Fig. 13 show the supply case belonging to the holding unit shown in fig. 12, orientated in horizontal position, Fig. 14 show the supply case belonging to the holding unit shown in fig. 12 according to the invention in a slope position above a drying wagon with upright standing pelt boards,

Fig. 15 show a supply case for a coiled supply belonging to the holding unit according to the invention, and

Fig. 16 show a further embodiment of the supply case shown in fig. 15 according to the invention, where it is suspended in the holding arrangement above the drying wagon with upright standing pelt boards, and a detail section of the supply case.

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a drying wagon 2 with a number in rows arranged upright standing pelt boards 4 each comprising a nose end 6 and a tail end 8, and where some of the pelt boards 4 in the drying wagon 2, are applied with pinning sleeves 10 according to the invention, in the illustrated case pelt board inner bags, with an upper end 12 also pronounced the nose end of the pinning sleeve, and a lower end 14, also pronounced the tail end of the pinning sleeve.

Above the drying wagon 2 is shown a holding arrangement 16 comprising a traverse 18 with a unit 20 for retaining a supply of pinning sleeves 10. The holding arrangement 16 is suspended in a not shown structure, e.g. a wall or a ceiling.

As it clearly appears the supply 22 of pinning sleeves 10 is suspended parallel with the length axis 24 of the pelt boards 4 with the lower ends 14 of the pinning sleeves in a distance from the nose ends 6 of the pelt boards.

One of the pinning sleeves 10 from the supply 22 is disclosed during the downward moving (in the direction of arrow B) over the nose end 6 of a pelt board. As is evident the unit 20 for retaining the supply 22 of pinning sleeves 10 is dis- placeable so that the length axis 23 of any pinning sleeve can be brought in elon- gation with the length axis 24 of any of the upright standing pelt boards 4 in the drying wagon as long as the drying wagon is positioned within the operation area of the holding arrangement 16. The shown unit 20 for retaining pinning sleeves is in this embodiment intended for a special type of pinning sleeve which is formed with a party 26 extending from the nose end, said party comprising a hole 28 suit- ed for suspending the pinning sleeve on a spear 25 on the unit 20. Between the extending party 26 and the nose end of the pinning sleeve there is a perforation 30 which is torn apart when applying the pinning sleeve on a current pelt board 4. Above the drying wagon 2 is seen a holding arrangement 16 comprising a traverse 18 with a travelling crab 19 which is provided with a unit 20 for retaining a supply 22 of pinning sleeves 10 according to the invention. The supply 22 of pinning sleeves 10 according to the invention is made in black color as the pinning 5 sleeves are tightly stacked and the size conditions imply that illustrating the supply is not possible in any other way, but Fig. 1 comprises an enlarged detail view A, which illustrates the supply 22 of tightly stacked/arranged pinning sleeves 10, arranged in the unit 20. 0 The holding arrangement 20 is suspended in a frame structure 250 consisting of two equal formed, by a first crossbar 251 mutually connected upper frame parts 252, each comprising a vertical oriented upper telescope part 254 which is displaceable mounted and guided in a lower telescope part 256, which in the shown embodiment is suited for fixing to a not shown wall structure. The upper5 telescope parts 254 has mutually parallel running extending support beams 258 on which the traverse 18 is mounted and displaceable in the length direction of the support beams, where the traverse 18 in a special embodiment further may be optionally lockable. The lower telescope parts 256 are mutually connected by a second crossbar 257 on which there is two actuators 258 in the shown embodi- o ment, the displaceable parts 260 of which are connected with the first cross beam 251 , and by said actuators 258 the whole upper frame part 252, and therewith the traverse 18 is vertically displaceable. Between the first crossbar 251 and the second crossbar 257 is further located two lock tubes 262 comprising locking means 264 for blocking the upper frame part 252 in an optional position. The lock tubes 5 262 serves to spare the actuators 258 during applying the pinning sleeves 10 onto the upright standing pelt boards 4 in the drying wagon 2.

Adjustment of the height of the upper frame member 250 takes place in such a manner that the locking means 264 is loosened on the locking tubes 262, the o actuators 258 are activated and displaces the upper frame member 252 to a preferred position, subsequently the locking means 264 are fixed / locked and the actuators 258 are deactivated, after which the locking tubes 262 carry the upper frame member 252. 5 The frame structure 250 may further be designed as a free standing frame as the embodiment shown in Fig. 2. Here the lower telescope parts 256 comprises obliquely oriented support beams 266 which together with the lower telescope parts 256 are anchored on a bottom plate 268 intended for attachment to a floor 270. The holding arrangement 16 is shown as an optionally lockable tilt able slanted magazine 20,50 with an opening at the side adjacent to the nose ends 6 of the pelt boards, from which the pinning sleeves successively can be drawn downwardly over a rounded edge and onto the nose ends of the pelt boards. The disclosed magazine is intended for loose stacked pinning sleeves as they are known today. The free standing frame 250 operates in practice as disclosed above for the frame designed for wall mounting, and may be provided with an optional holding arrangement 16 adapted for any type of pinning sleeves. In Fig. 3 is shown an embodiment of the invention where the holding arrangement 16 is suspended in a ceiling, where the frame parts 251 and 258, carrying the traverse 18 with the unit 20, which in the shown embodiment consists of a case, are suspended in each corner in rods/tubes 280, which comprises brackets 282 suited for attachment in a not shown ceiling structure, and where the free ends 284 of the rods/tubes 280 comprises mutually equally spaced through going holes 286 for receiving of displaceable locking bolts 288 in axially displaceable sliding bushes 290 which supports the protruding support bracket 292 on the frame parts 258. The support brackets 292 on the frame parts 258 are configured so that the protruding part 294 on these comprises a take out, so that the support brackets 292 are guided and retained in attachment with the rods/tubes 280.

It should readily here be noted that the inventor has realized, that the frame structure for supporting the holding arrangement 16 may take numerous designs, e.g. that the distance between the unit 20 and the nose end 6 of the pelt boards can be performed by choose of a suitable fixed height of the frame parts 258 carrying the traverse 18 combined with establishing of a relative displacement ability between the traveling crab 19 and the unit 20 for compensating of the varying distances required for pelt boards suited for pelts from male- and female animals respectively, and if the unit is used for pinning sleeves or coat holding pinning sleeves. The relative displacement option may be optional lockable in optional levels.

As it clearly appears from the embodiment shown in Fig. 1 , the supply 22 of pinning sleeves 10 according to the invention is suspended parallel with and in elongation of the length axis 24 of the pelt boards, with the lower end 14 of the pinning sleeves in a distance above the nose ends 6 of the pelt boards. One of the pinning sleeves 10 from the supply 22 according to the invention is shown during downwards guiding (in the direction of the arrow B) over the nose end 6 of a pelt board. As it may be evident, the unit 20 for retaining the supply 22 of pinning sleeves 10, may be displaceable so that any pinning sleeve from the supply may be brought in elongating with the length axis 24 of any of the upright standing pelt boards 4 arranged in the drying wagon, as long as the drying wagon is located within the operating area of the holding arrangement 16. The shown unit 20 for retaining of pinning sleeves is in the shown embodiment suited for a special type of pinning sleeves, which is formed with an extending part 26 from the nose end, with a hole 28 suited for suspending the pinning sleeve on a spear 26 on the unit 20. Between the extending part 26 and the pinning sleeve there is a perforation 30, which is torn/broken by applying the pinning sleeve 10 on a current pelt board 4.

In Fig. 4 and Fig. 5 is disclosed how the unit 20 in the shown embodiment as a case 50 for a supply of pinning sleeves 10 via a coupling 300 is attached to the travelling crab 19 on the traverse. In the following there are arbitrarily referred to these two figures.

Fig. 4 shows a detail view of the traverse 18 with the travelling crab 19 a unit 20 for a supply 22 of pinning sleeves 10, and the parts 302, 314 of the coupling immediately before these are inserted in each other and fig. 5 show a detail view of the traverse 18 with the travelling crab 19 a unit 20 for a supply 22 of pinning sleeves 10, and the coupling parts 302, 314 inserted in each other.

The coupling 300 comprises a first U-shaped coupling member 302, the bot- torn 304 of which is attached to the travelling crab 19 on the traverse. In the shown embodiment, the free extending legs 306 of the first U-shaped coupling member 302 has each upwardly sloping track shaped take outs 308 which is intended for receiving blunt protrusions 310 on the outer sides of freely extending legs 312 on a second U-shaped coupling member 314 cooperating with the first U-shaped cou- pling member 302, the bottom 316 of which is attached to the unit 20. The first freely extending leg 306 of the first U-shaped coupling member 302 comprises further a locking device 318 which in the shown embodiment consists of a treaded rod 320 which is mounted in a through going treaded bush in said extending leg 306 of the first U-shaped coupling member 302. The end opposite of the treaded rod opposite the treaded bush 322 is provided with a hand operated wheel 324 for tightening the locking device 318 by clamping of the locking device 318 so the treaded rod 320 is clamped in abutment with the adjacent leg 306 on the first U- shaped coupling member 302. The coupling 300 acts in such a way that a device 20 suitable for the type of pinning sleeves desired to be used is placed in the coupling 300 by causing blunt protrusions 310 on the outside sides of free extending legs 312 on the second U- shaped coupling member 314, cooperating with the first U-shaped coupling member 302, to engage the two upwardly inclined grooves 308 into the freely extending legs 306 of the first U-shaped coupling member 302, and then tighten the locking device 318. Thus, the device is attached to the traverse, and the application of pinning sleeves 10 may begin.

The coupling 300 implies that it will be possible to replace the unit 20 which is intended to carry / hold a supply of pinning sleeves 22 in position above the nose end 6 of the pelt boards. That means it will be quick to switch from the use of one type pinning sleeve 10 to another, and furthermore, this possibility allows the user to quickly adjust the holding arrangement 16 for use with the pinning sleeves 10 which is most appropriate to use in terms of price and availability.

In the following, certain embodiments of the device 20 are shown arbitrarily with or without the coupling 300, but this may occur in all of the illustrated embod- iments of the device 20. Further, the traverse 18 in some of the following figures is shown in a strongly simulated form where it is the design of the unit for the pinning sleeves 10 or a supply 22 thereof, which is essential. But the embodiments of the frame structure 250 shown in Fig. 1 , Fig. 2 and Fig. 3 carrying the traverse 18 with the unit 20 is assumed to be used with the illustrated embodiments of the unit 20. Further, the supply 22 of stacked arranged pinning sleeves 10 may be shown as a black strip, but referring to it in Fig. 1 , detail A, showing an example of a supply 22 of closely arranged pinning sleeves 10.

Fig. 6 disclose a perspective view of a further embodiment of the holding unit 20 arranged in a simplified shown traverse 18 according to the invention, for suspending a supply 22 of pinning sleeves 10 with a straight end finish at the lower end 14 of the pinning sleeve, or the tail end of the pinning sleeve.

The holding unit 20 comprises in the disclosed embodiment a substantially vertical oriented plate 32, which by a pivot connection 34, which may be lockable, is attached to the traverse 18. The plate comprises at the end opposite the pivot connection 34 a support plate 35 which may be formed as a bend part of the plate 32 but also as replaceable (look below) on which the supply 22 of pinning sleeves 10 can be arranged upright standing c.f. Fig. 6. The plate comprises a console 36 in which is a tilt able counter hold 38, the first end of which 40 is in abutment with the supply 22 of pinning sleeves 10, and the second end 42 of which comprises a counterweight 44 which ensures that the supply 22 of pinning sleeves 10 is kept in the right position ready to be lead downwards onto the pelt boards 4, which is performed by gripping the outermost pinning sleeve 10 from the supply 22 in the lower end 14 of the pinning sleeve and lead it outside the support plate 35 open the lower end 14 of the pinning sleeve a bit to allow the nose end 6 of the pelt board to pass the opening, and subsequently leading the pinning sleeve 10 downwards until the geometries of the pelt board 4 and the pinning sleeve 10 not allow further downwards displacement.

In fig. 7 is disclosed a further embodiment of a holding unit 20 arranged in an simplified shown traverse 18 for performing the method according to the invention, suited for pinning sleeves 10 with a V-shaped finish 46 in the tail end 14. The only difference from the disclosed holding unit in Fig. 6 is that the support plate 35^' is formed as an inverted V-shaped profile which approximately corresponds with the V-shaped finish 48 of the pinning sleeves 10. Designing the holding unit 20 suited for use of both types of pinning sleeves 10 it will be appropriate that the support plate 35 is releasable attached and replaceable so that both types of support plates 35, 35^' can be used in same holding unit 20.

In fig 8 is disclosed a perspective view of a supply case 50 for pinning sleeves for the holding unit 20 according to the invention. The supply case 50 comprises two long sides 52, a bottom 54 (c.f. Fig. 9) a first short side 56 and a second short side 58, and a lid 59 which is tilt able and removable by two bend portions 60 cooperating with corresponding take outs 62 at the upper end of the first short side 56 of the case (hook hinge). The end 64 of the lid 59 opposite the bend portions 60 is suited for abutment against the supply 22 of pinning sleeves 10, which is held inside the supply case 50.

In fig. 9 the supply case disclosed in Fig. 4 is shown obliquely from below where it appears that the bottom 54 of the case is completed a piece before the second short side 58, which leaves an opening 66 through which the respective pinning sleeves 10 from the supply 22 can be drawn out by gripping a pinning sleeve 10 and drag it in the direction of the arrow C.

In Fig. 10 is disclosed a further embodiment of the supply case 50 for pinning sleeves 10 shown in Fig. 8 and fig. 9, suspended as a holding unit 20 arranged in a simplified shown traverse 18 according to the invention. The supply case 50 for pinning sleeves 10 is attached to the transverse 18 via a tilt bearing 68 provided with locking holes 70 which enables the holding unit 20 to be retained in vertical position or a tilted position, which may be necessary in places where sufficient ceiling height is not present for arranging the case in elongation of the upright standing pelt boards 4. The tilt bearing may be attached to the traverse 18 via a lockable pivot lockable connection 34. To ensure that the holding unit 20, 50 also is useable in a suitable manner in rooms having low ceiling height, where it will be necessary to tilt the holding unit 20, the bottom plate 54 of the case is provided with an angle-bend portion 71 over which a pinning sleeve can be drawn in direction of a nose end 6 of an upright standing pelt board below.

In Fig. 1 1 the holding unit 20, 50 disclosed in Fig. 10 is shown suspended in an inclining position above a drying wagon 2 with pelt boards 4 during applying of pinning sleeves 10. It should be noted that despite the condition that the holding unit 20 is not suspended in vertical position oriented parallel with the centre axis 24 of the upright standing pelt boards 4 in the drying wagon 2, just the fact that a supply of pinning sleeves 10 is retained in a level above the nose ends 6 of the pelt boards be a substantial relief for the personal who shall apply the pinning sleeves 10 on the pelt boards 4, compared to the manual method used today. In Fig. 12 is disclosed a perspective view of a supply case 50 for a supply 22 of pinning sleeves 10, suited for the holding arrangement 16, wherein the short side 58 closest to the opening 66 is extended a bit and extends a piece below the bottom plate 54 of the supply case 50 where the bottom plate 54 as in the embodiment disclosed in Fig. 10 comprises an angle bend portion 71 over which a pin- ning sleeve 10 may be guided in direction of the nose end 6 of an upright standing pelt board 4 below, so that the part of the pinning sleeve 10 that passes the angle bend portion 71 id brought in elongation of the length axis of the pelt board. The advantage of the short side 58 is protruding below the bottom plate 54 is, that this will prevent that the pinning sleeves resting next upon the lowest located pinning sleeve 10 in the supply 22 of pinning sleeves to be dragged out of the supply case 50 due to friction between the pinning sleeves 10, when the lowest located pinning sleeve 10 is drawn out of the supply case 50 and down over the nose end 6 of an upright standing pelt board 4 arranged below the supply case 50. Applying a pinning sleeve 10 on an upright standing pelt board 4, using the holding arrangement 16 disclosed in Fig. 8, Fig. 9, Fig. 10, Fig. 1 1 and fig. 12 takes place as follows; the supply case 50 with a supply of pinning sleeves 10 is arranged in a preferred position above the nose end 6 of an upright standing pelt board 4, the operator grips the lower end 14 of the lowest located pinning sleeve 10 in the supply 22, bends the lower end 14 downwards outside the short side 58, drags the pinning sleeve 10 a bit outside the opening 66 of the supply case , opens the pinning sleeve 10, drags the pinning sleeve 10 further a piece out of the supply case 50 where the pinning sleeve 10 slips/is guided on the angle bend portion 71 , so that this part of the pinning sleeve 10 is guided vertically downwards over the nose end 6 of the pelt board 4 and subsequently by a continued downwards displacement during dragging it out from the supply case 50, guides the pinning sleeve to the preferred position on the pelt board 4. The operation is re- peated until the preferred number of pelt boards is provided with pinning sleeves 10.

As it appears from Fig. 13 and Fig. 14 the supply case 50 disclosed in fig. 7 for pinning sleeves 10 arranged in a simplified traverse 18 via a tilt bearing 68 pro- vided with locking holes 70, which enables that the holding unit 20 can be fixed in vertical position (Fig. 13) or a sloped position (Fig. 14) which may be necessary in rooms, where sufficient ceiling height is not available to arrange the supply case 50 in elongation of the upright standing pelt boards 4. However, the angle bend portion 71 ensures that the part of the pinning sleeve 10 immediate adjacent above the nose end 6 of an upright standing pelt board 4, substantially always will be guided to be in elongation with the length axis 24 of the pelt board 4. The tilt bearing 68 may be fastened to the traverse 18 via a lockable pivot connection 34.

Fig. 15 discloses a supply case 128 for a coiled supply of pinning sleeves 10, belonging to the holding arrangement according to the invention. The supply 22 consists of a lane 126 of pinning sleeves 10 coiled in a supply where the single pinning sleeve 10 are mutually connected by bridges 130 in perforations 132 between the first end limitation 12, the nose end, of the pinning sleeve 10 outermost located in the supply and the tail end 14 of the next following pinning sleeve in the supply. The supply case 128 consists of a magazine with a dispenser opening 51 , said supply case 128 comprises a tear off edge 134 close to the dispenser opening 51 over which the single pinning sleeve 10 are separated from the other pinning sleeves 10 in the supply 22 by tearing off over the tear off edge 134. As it further appears from Fig. 15, the supply case 128 is further designed for use together with a lane 126 of pinning sleeves 10 coiled in a supply, where the lane 126 of pinning sleeves 10 comprises a marking 140 close to the second end limit 14 of each pinning sleeve 10 in the supply 22.

The supply case 128 consists of a magazine with a dispenser opening 51 for receiving a coiled lane of pinning sleeves 10 as a supply, where the supply case 128 comprises an actuator driven perforation unit 153 with a detection unit 155 for detection of the marking 140 of a pinning sleeves second end limitation 14, said detection unit 155 comprises a control unit 157 which activates the perforation unit 153 when detecting of the marking 140 of the second end limitation 14 of a pinning sleeve, said perforation unit 153 is arranged close to a tear off edge 134 close to the dispenser opening 51 , over which the current pinning sleeve 10 is separated from the other pinning sleeves 10 in the supply by tearing it off over the tear off edge 53. The shown embodiment of the supply case 128 comprises further an ac- tuator driven conveyor unit 159 connected to the control unit 157, for advancing of the outermost pinning sleeve 10 from the supply 22 to correct position for establishing a perforation 132 by the perforation unit 153.

In a further embodiment of the supply case 128, the perforation unit 153 with the detection unit 155 may be replaced by a cut-off unit 161 operating together with the detection unit 155 for detection of the marking of the second end limitation 14 of a pinning sleeve, said detection unit 155 is designed to cooperate with the control unit 157 which is pre-programmed to activate the cut-off unit 161 when detecting of the marking 140 of the second end limitation 14 of a pinning sleeve, said cut-off unit 161 is arranged close to and outside the dispenser opening 51 where the current pinning sleeve 10 are separated from the other pinning sleeves 10 in the supply by cut-off. This embodiment of the supply case may further comprise a conveyor unit 159 connected with the control unit 157 for advancing of the outermost pinning sleeve 10 from the supply 22 to correct position for performing a cut-off by the cut-off unit 161 .

Further it is preferred that the supply case 128 in connection with the cut-off unit 161 comprises a device 163 for retaining the cut-off pinning sleeve 10 from the coiled supply 22 subsequent to the cut-off, until the pinning sleeve is taken downwards over a nose end of a pelt board.

Without disclaiming the right to use of other types of pinning sleeves 10 in connection with the supply case 128 belonging to the holding unit 16 as shown in Fig. 15, it may be noted, that this embodiment of the holding unit is particularly suited for use together with coat pinning sleeves and coat holding pinning sleeves.

In Fig. 16 the holding unit 16 is disclosed with the supply case 128 for a coiled supply of pinning sleeves 10, positioned above a drying wagon 2 with upright standing pelt boards 4, with the supply case 128 shown in Fig. 15, and a detail section of the supply case.

Finally it is preferred that the holding arrangement 16 for use by practicing the method according to the invention comprises a coupling unit 300 between the unit 20 and the traverse 18, which enables an exchange of the unit 20 with the supply 22 of pinning sleeves 10.

The inventor has realized that the holding arrangement 16 for use in practic- ing the method according to the invention may take many other embodiments than the ones disclosed above, and as defined in the claims, however this does not change the inventive aspect in the disclosed method according to the invention consisting in arranging a supply 22 of pinning sleeves 10 in a horizontal or vertical and tilt able optionally lockable holding arrangement 20, arranged in a level above the nose ends 6 of pelt boards 4 arranged in a lower arranged stand or a drying wagon 2 from where the pinning sleeves 10 easily can be applied onto the pelt boards 4.

The disclosed method will probably lead to a reduction of neck and back problems experienced by personnel working with applying pinning sleeves during a working life. Further an advantage in using the method according to the invention is that an employee will be able to apply the double pinning sleeves onto upright pelt boards than it is possible so far.

Claims

1 . Method for applying of tube shaped pinning sleeves (10) of fat- and moisture absorbing material, or coat holding pinning sleeves of plastic on upright stand- ing or sloping upright standing pelt boards (4) with a nose end (6) and a tail end (8) arranged in a stand or a drying wagon (2), said pinning sleeves (10) or coat holding pinning sleeves has a first end limitation (12), the nose end, and a second end limitation (14), the tail end, c h a r a c t e r i z e d i n , following steps;

-arranging a plurality of pelt boards (4) in a drying wagon or a stand ar- rangement where the pelt boards (4) are arranged in rows standing on the tail end (8) or an organ protruding from the tail end (8) of the pelt boards (4) upstanding from the drying wagon 2 or the stand,

-arranging the drying wagon (2) the stand arrangement in position below a horizontally displaceable and optionally lockable holding arrangement (16) for pin- ning sleeves (10) or coat holding pinning sleeves, so that all the pelt boards (4) arranged in the drying wagon/the stand arrangement (2) are located within the operating area of the holding arrangement (16),

-placement of a plurality of pinning sleeves/coat holding pining sleeves (10) in the holding arrangement (16), where the pinning sleeves/coat holding pining sleeves (10) are oriented with the tail end lowest,

-displacement of the holding arrangement (16) to a position above the nose ends (6) of the pelt boards and in a distance from the level of their pointed ends

-applying of the pinning sleeves/coat holding pinning sleeves (10) successively from the holding arrangement (16) by transfer thereof downwards onto the nose end (6) of the respective pelt boards (4) arranged in the drying wagon (2)/the stand arrangement, outside the pelt board, or outside a pelt drawn onto the pelt board, performing of a suitable horizontal displacement of the holding arrangement (16) relative to the position of the pointed ends (6) of the upstanding pelt boards (4) from the drying wagon (2).

2. Method according to claim l c h a r a c t e r i z e d i n , that the holding arrangement further is vertically displaceable and optionally lockable.

3. A device in the form of a holding arrangement (16) for pinning sleeves/coat holding pinning sleeves (10) for use in practicing the method according to claim 1 , c h a r a c t e r i z e d i n , that it comprises a unit (20) for retaining a supply (22) of pinning inner sleeves/coat holding pinning sleeves (10) where the unit (20) is arranged to permit successive release of pinning inner sleeves/coat holding pin- ning sleeves (10) from the supply for slipping down over the nose end (6) of a current pelt board (4) said unit (20) being horizontally displaceable and optionally lockable on a traverse (18) or an arm, attached to a building structure/and/or a console/ and/or a floor, and/or a drying wagon (2) or a stand for upright standing 5 pelt boards (4), the operation area of said traverse (18) or arm at least allows displacement of the unit (20) with the supply (22) of pinning inner sleeves/coat holding pinning sleeves (10) to a position above the nose end (6) of any pelt board

(4) arranged in a current drying wagon (2) or stand arrangement. 0 4. Holding arrangement according to claim 3, characterized in, that the unit (20) further is vertically displaceable and optional lockable.

5. Holding arrangement (16) according to claim 3 or 4, characterized i n , that the unit (20) further are optionally lockable pivotally and/or optionally lock-5 able tilt able mounted to the traverse (18) or the swing arm.

6. Holding arrangement (16) according to any of the claims 3-5, characterized in, that the unit (20) comprises a horizontally orientated, blunt protruding spear (26) for suspending a supply (22) of pinning sleeves/coat holding o pinning sleeves (10).

7. Holding arrangement (16) according to any of the claims 3-6, characterized in, that the unit (20) comprises a shelf (35, 35') for receiving of a supply (22) of pinning sleeves/coat holding pinning sleeves (10).

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8. Holding arrangement (16) according to any of the claims 3-7, characterized in, that the unit (20) comprises one or more side support arrangements (36) for the retain of the supply of pinning sleeves/coat holding pinning sleeves (10).

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9. Holding arrangement (16) according to any of the claims 3-8, characterized in, that the unit (20) further comprises at least one force biased counter hold (38) for retaining of the supply (22) of pinning sleeves/coat holding pinning sleeves (10) in upright standing position with the tail end (14) nearest to the nose 5 end (6) of the upright standing pelt boards (4) in the drying wagon (2) or the stand arrangement.

10. Holding arrangement (16) according to one or more of the claims 3-5, characterized in, that the unit (20) comprises a supply case (50) with two long sides (52), a bottom (54) a first short side (56) and a second short side (58) and a cover (59) for receiving of a supply (22) of pinning sleeves/coat holding pin-

5 ning sleeves (10), said supply case (50) comprises a slit/an opening (66) at the end (58) nearest the nose end (6) of the pelt boards, through which slit/opening (66) pinning sleeves/coat holding pinning sleeves (10) can be dispensed successively, and at least a clamp (59) for displacement of the respective pinning sleeves/coat holding pinning sleeves (10) in direction of the slit/the opening (66). o

11. Holding arrangement (16) according to claim 10, characterized i n , that the end (58) of the supply case (50) closest to the slit/ the opening (66) protrudes a bit below the bottom (54). 5

12. Holding arrangement (16) according to claim 11, characterized i n , that the bottom (54) of the supply case (50) closest to the opening (66) has an angled bend portion (71).

13. Holding arrangement (16) according to any of the claims 8-10, c h a r -0 acterized in, that the long sides (52) of the supply case (50) closest to the slit/the opening (66) has a takeout (67).

14. Holding arrangement (16) according to claim 10, characterized i n , that the supply cassette (50) comprises a manually operated conveyor which, 5 upon activation, is adapted to successively move the pinning sleeve/coat holding pinning sleeve (10) closest to the slit / opening (66) a piece below the slit / the opening (66) from which position the pinning sleeve/coat holding pinning sleeve (10) can be brought down over the nose end of a current pelt board to the correct position on the pelt board (4).

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15. Holding arrangement (16) according to claim 10, characterized i n , that the supply case (50) comprises a conveyor driven by an actuator adapted to successive move the pinning sleeve/coat holding pinning sleeve (10) closest to the slit a piece below the slit (66), from which position the the pinning sleeve/coat 5 holding pinning sleeve (10) can be moved down over the nose end (6) of a current pelt board to correct position on the pelt board (4), said actuator being connected with a control system comprising a registration unit which detects whether the pinning sleeves/coat holding pinning sleeves (10) are present in the supply case (50), and if so, the control system sends a signal to the conveyor to displace the the pinning sleeve/coat holding pinning sleeve (10) closest to the slit/ the opening (66) a piece below the slit/ the opening (66) and in case the supply case (50) is empty, stops the operation of the conveyor.

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16. Holding arrangement (16), according to one or more of the claims 3-5 for use with a lane of pinning sleeves (10) coiled in a supply (22), where the single pinning sleeves (10) are mutually connected by bridges (130) in perforations between the first end limitation (12), the nose end, of the outermost pinning sleeve0 (10) in the supply (22) is connected with the tail end (14) of the subsequent pinning sleeve (10) in the supply (22), c h a r a c t e r i z e d i n , that the supply case (50) consists of a magazine with a dispenser opening (51 ) for receiving a coiled supply (22) of pinning sleeves (10), said supply case (128) comprises a tear off edge (134) close to the dispenser opening (51 ) over which the single pinning5 sleeve (10) is separated from the other pinning sleeves (10) in the supply (22) by tearing off over the tear off edge (134).

17. Holding arrangement (16) according to one or more of the claims 3-5 for use together with a lane (126) of pinning sleeves/coat holding pinning sleeves (10) 0 coiled in a supply (22) where the lane (126) of pinning sleeves/coat holding pinning sleeves (10) comprises a marking (140) close to the second end limitation (14) of each pinning sleeve (10) in the supply (22), c h a r a c t e r i z e d i n , that the supply case (128) consists of a magazine for receiving of a coiled supply (22) of pinning sleeves/coat holding pinning sleeves (10), said magazine comprising a 5 dispenser opening (51 ) and an actuator driven perforation unit (153) with a detection unit (155) for detecting of the marking (140) of the end limitation (14) of a pinning sleeve (10), said detection unit (155) being arranged with a control unit (157) which activates the perforation unit (153) when detecting the marking (140) of the end limitation (14) of a pinning sleeve (10), said perforation unit (153) is located in o immediate vicinity of a tear off edge (134) close to the dispenser opening (51 ) over which the single pinning sleeve (10) are separated from the other pinning sleeves (10) in the supply (22) by tearing off over the tear off edge (134).

18. Holding arrangement (16) according to claim 17, c h a r a c t e r i z e d 5 i n , that the supply case (128) further comprises an actuator driven conveyor unit (159) which is connected with the control unit (157) for advancing of the outermost pinning sleeve (10) from the supply (22) to correct position for establishing a perforation (132) by the perforation unit (153).

19. Holding arrangement (16) according to one or more of the claims 3-5 for use together with a lane (126) of pinning sleeves (10) coiled in a supply (22) where the lane (126) of pinning sleeves (10) comprises a marking (140) close to the end limitation (14) of each pinning sleeve (10) in the supply (22), characterized i n , that the supply case (128) consists of a magazine, for receiving a coiled supply (22) of pinning sleeves (10), with a dispenser opening (51 ), said supply case (128) comprises an actuator driven cut-off unit (161) with a detection unit (155) for detecting of the marking (140) of the end limitation (14) of a pinning sleeve (10), said detection unit (155) being arranged with a control unit (157) which activates the cut-off unit (161) when detecting the marking (140) of the end limitation (14) of a pinning sleeve (10), said cut-off unit (161 ) is located in immediate vicinity of and outside the dispenser opening (51) and where the single pinning sleeve (10) are separated from the other pinning sleeves (10) in the supply (22) by cut-off.

20. Holding arrangement (16) according to claim 19, characterized i n , that the supply case (128) further comprises an actuator driven conveyor unit (159) which is connected with the control unit (157) for advancing of the outermost pinning sleeve (10) from the supply (22) to correct position for performing a cut-off (132) by the cut-off unit (161).

21. Holding arrangement (16) according to claim 19, characterized i n , that the supply case 128 in connection with the cut-off unit (161) comprises a device for retaining the cut-off pinning sleeve (10) from the coiled supply (22) sub- sequent to the cut-off, until the pinning sleeve is taken down over the nose end of a pelt board.

22. Holding arrangement (16) according to any one of the claims 3-21 for use by exertion of the method according to the invention according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in, that it comprises a coupling unit (300) between the unit (20) and the traverse (18), which enables exchange of the unit (20) for the supply (22) of pinning sleeves (10).