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US 12,376,595 B1Granted
Device for hanging and transporting meat
OwnerRian Robert Wade Julianinventor
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Abstract
A device and method for hanging and transporting game meat is provided. The device includes at least one hollow tube and at least one attachment that can be secured to an upper end of the tube. The attachment has hooks that can be inserted into the meat for hanging the meat from the device. The meat can be de-boned, and the tube can be used to replace the bone to provide support for the de-boned meat and to transfer heat away from the meat to prevent spoilage.
Claims19
A device comprising:
- a tube having an elongated body that defines a longitudinal axis, wherein the tube has a first end and a second end, wherein the body has a hollow interior defined by a wall of the tube, wherein the wall of the tube has a plurality of openings extending through the wall, wherein the plurality of openings are disposed along a longitudinal length of the tube;
- and
- an attachment secured to the first end of the tube, wherein the attachment comprises a pair of opposing hook members each extending outwardly relative to the longitudinal axis, wherein each of the opposing hook members has a pointed end that points in a longitudinal direction that is directed from the second end of the tube toward the first end of the tube.
A method for hanging meat, said method comprising the steps of:
- providing a device comprising:
- a tube having an elongated body that defines a longitudinal axis, wherein the tube has a first end and a second end, wherein the body has a hollow interior defined by a wall of the tube, wherein the wall of the tube has a plurality of openings extending through the wall, wherein the plurality of openings are disposed along a longitudinal length of the tube, and
- an attachment secured to the first end of the tube, wherein the attachment comprises a pair of opposing hook members each extending outwardly relative to the longitudinal axis, wherein each of the opposing hook members has a pointed end that points in a longitudinal direction that is directed from the second end of the tube toward the first end of the tube;
- de-boning a piece of meat;
- placing the tube against the piece of meat;
- inserting each of the opposing hook members into the piece of meat;
- securing a cord to the attachment;
- and
- using the cord to hang the device and the piece of meat from a structure.
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A device comprising:
- a first attachment and a second attachment, wherein the first attachment and second attachment both generally have a same shape and size, wherein the first and second attachments are configured to be removably secured to each other,
- wherein each of the first and second attachments comprises an elongated handle portion that defines a longitudinal axis and has a first end and an opposing second end,
- wherein each of the first and second attachments further comprises a pair of opposing hook members each extending outwardly relative to the longitudinal axis, wherein each of the opposing hook members is attached to the first end of the handle portion, wherein each of the opposing hook members extends outwardly from the handle portion and extends toward the second end, wherein each of the opposing hook members has a pointed end that points in a longitudinal direction that is directed from the first end toward the second end;
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- a blade disposed between the first and second attachments, wherein the blade has a sharpened edge that extends transversely between an inner side of each of the pair of opposing hook members of each of the first and second attachments.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.