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Class 452/197 - Carcass spreader


Subclass of Class 452 - Butchering
Definition: Subject matter for holding open a slit carcass or carcass
No. of patents: 16
Last issue date: 02/14/2012


NumberTitleIssue Date
8113927Cooling tool
A tool has a first member cooperatively associated with a second member. The first member has a first gripper integral at an end thereof. The first member has an internal longitudinal groove in communication with a plurality of internal spaced locking grooves. The s...
02/14/2012
8062107Hunting tool
A hunting tool for facilitating dragging an animal carcass to a field dressing location or from the field, and for spreading open the rib cage of an animal carcass during field dressing, is comprised by a generally parallelepiped body terminating in two bifurcated e...
11/22/2011
7922568Game carcass spreading device
A device to assist in the field dressing of game animals, comprising two (2) tube portions which telescopingly slide inside of each another and mechanically secured at a desired length, is herein disclosed. The device may be used on different sized animals via a spr...
04/12/2011
7588490Adjustable animal carcass spreader device and method
A adjustable animal carcass spreader device for propping open the rib cage of the animal to cool the meat and dry the waste. The adjustable animal carcass spreader device includes a first elongate member, a second elongate member being adjustably and removably coupl...
09/15/2009
7387567Adjustable game carcass spreader device
An adjustable game carcass spreader device. There is a first tubular member; a second tubular member, slidably coupleable to the first tubular member, having a first pin aperture; a first adjustment system, including: a plurality of securing apertures, configured to...
06/17/2008
7281384Poultry chiller with improved product distribution and antibacterial count
Birds are moved through chilled water by bird moving means such as an auger or by a series of paddles. The birds tend to accumulate in a predetermined path in the water. Streams of water that include an antibacterial additive are directed toward the predetermined pa...
10/16/2007
6808449Method and apparatus for positioning the front legs of a carcass of a slaughtered animal suspended from the hind legs
Method for positioning the front legs of a carcass of a slaughtered animal suspended from the hind legs by engaging on the front legs with positioning means and subsequently displacing the positioning means such that they carry the front legs into a desired position...
10/26/2004
6688461Food cut-up system
Apparatus for processing both whole and portioned food products along a processing line for part cut-up and deboning in a mass production system. The apparatus consists of numerous food carriers, evenly spaced over a subscribed distance, connected by mean...
02/10/2004
6251005Animal skinning rack
The present invention discloses a device for holding the carcass of an animal in a selected position for removing skin from the carcass of the animal having a horizontal bench like platform supported by multiple legs. The animal which is to be skinned is ...
06/26/2001
6132305Portable game animal hanger
A portable game animal hanger for hanging a game animal thereon to facilitate skinning and cleaning of the game animal. The portable game animal hanger includes a pair of elongate arms each has proximal and distal ends. The proximal ends of the arms are p...
10/17/2000
6059649Rib spreading device and method of utilization
An animal carcass rib spreader and method of use. The rib spreader includes two carcass engaging members coupled to a frame. Each of the carcass engaging members is adapted to engage opposite halves of a rib cage of an animal carcass. A first carcass enga...
05/09/2000
5707281Game carcass spreader
An improved animal carcass spreader which comprises a crossbar with spreader arms mounted thereon. The spreader arms are curvilinear members having end portions with spikes mounted thereon for spreading the ribs of an animal. One of the spreader arms is f...
01/13/1998
5360368Wild game dressing tool
A wild game dressing tool comprising two outwardly spaced apart hooks for field dressing a deer or the like, eliminating the need for reaching up into an animal's rib cage blindly, consequently eliminating excessive blood on the field dresser's arms and c...
11/01/1994
5037352Device for the placing of spreaders
A device for the placing of a spreader in the hind legs of a slaughtered animal comprising two penetration devices, each of which comprises a penetration pin provided with a pointed end, a penetration tube which is movable in the axial direction and is op...
08/06/1991
4901397Carcass spreader device
The present invention is directed to a portable, compact device for spreading a carcass for gutting and cleaning. The device has a pair of opposite, elongated arms with a top end and a bottom end. The two arms are rotatably connected near the top end via ...
02/20/1990
4745658Poultry holding mechanism with improved wing hooks
A stretching mechanism of a device for cutting slaughtered poultry, said mechanism being provided with a support member with a support face for the bird, with means to hang the bird by the legs, with fixed hooks for the wings of the bird and with movable ...
05/24/1988
 
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