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US 2006/0234618 A1Published application
Gambrel systems
OwnerKevin Koch, Laverne Maxwellinventors
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Abstract
Gambrel systems are provided for hanging and transporting animal carcasses. For example, a gambrel includes an elongated member having a retaining portion, e.g., a notch or other means, adjacent each end of the elongated member to prevent a leg of the carcass from slipping off of the end when the gambrel is tilted from the horizontal.
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A gambrel for hanging an animal carcass, the gambrel comprising:
- an elongated member having a first end, a second end, and a central region intermediate the ends,
- between each end and the central region, a curved portion for receiving a leg of the animal carcass, and
- adjacent each end, a retaining portion having an edge that engages the leg and prevents the leg from sliding off of the end when the elongated member is tilted from a horizontal position;
- wherein each end has an upper surface and the retaining portion comprises a notch indented into the upper surface defining a hook, and the edge extends widthwise across the upper surface at an upper end of the notch.
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A gambrel for suspending an animal carcass, comprising
- a support means, comprising a single, unitary elongated rigid member, for supporting the weight of the animal carcass, the support means including means for receiving first and second legs of the animal carcass,
- a first means, comprising a first portion of the elongated rigid member, for preventing the first leg of the animal carcass from slipping from the support means when the support means is tilted;
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- a second means, comprising a second portion of the elongated rigid member, for preventing the second leg of the animal carcass from slipping from the support means when the support means is tilted.
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A method of handling a hog carcass comprising
- forming incisions in first and second hind legs of the hog carcass,
- providing a gambrel comprising (a) an elongated member having a first end, a second end, and a central region intermediate the ends, (b) between each end and the central region, a curved portion for receiving a leg of the animal carcass, (c) adjacent each end, a retaining portion having an edge that engages the leg and prevents the leg from sliding off of the end when the elongated member is tilted from a horizontal position, each end having an upper surface and the retaining portion comprising a notch indented into the upper surface defining a hook, and the edge extending widthwise across the upper surface at an upper end of the notch, and (d) a hanger, adjacent the central region, for hanging the gambrel,
- inserting the first and second ends of the gambrel into the incisions in the first and second hind legs of the hog carcass, and
- hanging the gambrel, using the hanger, so that the hog carcass is suspended.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.