US Patent 9414608 Finger pad for poultry feather plucking machine

A unitary resilient rubber finger pad for a poultry plucking machine, the finger pad having a circular base with a central aperture therethrough, an annular base plate completely embedded within the circular base; a plurality of fingers extending from one face of the base, each of the fingers being fixed to the face of said base, each of said fingers having a base, a tapered shank, and a grip pattern on a portion of said shank remote from said base; the fingers being arranged in a pair of concentric rings on the base. The method of mounting the finger pad is also disclosed.