Meat grain template
OwnerRobert S. Weinhausinventor
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Abstract
This meat grain template is formed from a three-dimensional prism having a spaced upper end and lower faces. The lower face contacts the meat and inclined passages are provided lying on a common plane perpendicular to the lower face and extending through the prism to receive and direct grain markers into the meat. The upper end openings of the passages define at least one reference line by which the template may be rotated into correct alignment prior to insertion of the marker. A method of determining the direction of the meat grain for specific units of meat is disclosed which facilitates cutting the meat across the grain.
Claims11
A meat grain template comprising:
- (a) a body including a lower face and a plurality of continuous wall passages inclined at selected angles having a vertical component relative to said lower face, and
- (b) each passage being substantially straight for receiving and directing a meat grain marker into a piece of meat disposed below the lower face.
A meat grain template comprising:
- (a) a body including a lower face and a plurality of passages inclined at selected angles to said lower face,
- (b) each passage being substantially straight for receiving and directing a meat grain marker into a piece of meat disposed below the lower face,
- (c) the body being a short cylindrical prism of transparent material having substantially flat upper and lower faces disposed in spaced parallel relation,
- (d) the upper face including a plurality of openings defining the upper end of said passages,
- (e) one of said passage openings being coaxial with said cylindrical prism and the other passage openings being disposed radially outwardly of said coaxial opening, and
- (f) said passages including longitudinal axes defining a common plane perpendicular to the lower face of the body.
A meat grain template comprising:
- (a) a body including a lower face and a plurality of passages inclined at selected angles to said lower face,
- (b) each passage being substantially straight for receiving and directing a meat grain marker into a piece of meat disposed below the lower face,
- (c) the body being a short cylindrical prism of transparent material having substantially flat upper and lower faces disposed in spaced parallel relation,
- (d) the upper face including a plurality of openings defining the upper end of said passages,
- (e) one of said passage openings being coaxial with said cylindrical prism and the other passage openings being disposed radially outwardly of said coaxial opening in equal sets, adjacent sets defining a sector, and
- (f) each set of passages defining a common plane perpendicular to the lower face of the body.
A template for marking a workpiece, the template comprising:
- (a) a body including a lower face and a plurality of continuous wall passages inclined at selected angles having a vertical component relative to said lower face, and
- (b) each passage being substantially straight for receiving and directing a marker into engagement with a workpiece disposed below the lower face.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.