Apparatus for supporting and maneuvering an animal carcass
AssigneeNCS Beef Processing, LLC
InventorGary Steven Hendrix
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Abstract
An apparatus for supporting and maneuvering an animal carcass includes a frame and a carcass holding device connected with the frame. The carcass holding device includes a gear assembly, a pair of support arms, and a pair of plates connected with the support arms. The support arms each have a first end connected with the gear assembly and a second end with which the plates are connected. The gear assembly is operable to displace the plates between a retracted position in which the plates may be inserted into an animal carcass rib cage, and an expanded position wherein the plates engage the rib cage to secure the animal carcass for butchering. The frame is adjustable to provide linear displacement and rotation of the carcass holding device.
Claims7
An apparatus for supporting an animal carcass, comprising:
- (a) a frame;
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- (b) a carcass holding device connected with said frame and including:
- (1) a linear displacement mechanism;
- (2) a pair of support arms each having a first end connected with said linear displacement mechanism and a second end;
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- (3) a pair of plates connected with said second ends of said pair of support arms, respectively, said linear displacement mechanism being operable to displace said plates between a retracted position in which said plates may be inserted into an animal carcass rib cage and an expanded position wherein said plates engage the rib cage to secure the animal carcass for butchering.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.