Larding utensil
OwnerLudwig Pfatischerinventor
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Abstract
In a larding needle comprising a hollow shank for receiving a strip of bacon and for piercing the meat, a longitudinally displaceable pusher arm within the shank rides up a ramp at the front of the needle to eject a leading end of the strip of bacon.
Claims9
A larding needle comprising a needle shank which is pointed at the front and which has a longitudinal cavity extending the length thereof;
- a handle at the back;
- a ramp in the longitudinal cavity which ramp has the lowest elevation thereof at the rear of the cavity and the highest elevation thereof at the front of the cavity;
- a first front lever arm pivotally mounted in the longitudinal cavity of the shank a second rear lever arm pivotally mounted in proximity to the handle;
- intermediate linkage means for connecting the first front lever arm and the second rear lever arm and for initially moving the front lever arm forwardly and upwardly from the ramp in the front portion of the cavity so as to be flush with the upper edge of the cavity, and for subsequently moving the rear portion of the front lever arm to an elevation above the upper edge of the cavity in the shaft and the leading edge of the first front lever arm.
An instrument for lacing meat with a strip of material, comprising a channel member for receiving said strip, a point at the leading edge of said channel member for piercing a hole in the meat, a pusher arm mounted for longitudinal displacement in said channel member, an actuating lever for displacing said pusher arm, ramp means disposed in said channel member near said pointed end, and linkage means pivotally interconnecting the rear end of said pusher arm to said actuating lever whereby, on operating said actuating lever in one direction, the forward end of said pusher arm rides up on said ramp means and ejects a leading end of said strip from said channel member into the hole in the meat and, on continued operation of said actuating lever in the same direction, said end of said pusher arm is lifted out of said channel member to an elevation above the forward end of the pusher arm to press the trailing end of said strip against said pierced hole.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.