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US 4,308,638 AGranted
Apparatus for slaughtering in accordance with hallal or kosher provisions
OwnerAkiel Senussiinventor
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Abstract
Apparatus for slaughtering animals in accordance with hallal or kosher provisions includes a table with a concave top surface having a drain therein and reeled straps for securing an animal. In one embodiment, the table is motor driven to tilt about one axis in order to secure the animal thereto and about another axis to slide the animal onto a conveyor belt after the animal has been slaughtered. In another embodiment, the table is equipped with folding legs so that it can be used on ceremonial occasions.
Claims11
Apparatus for restraining an animal during slaughter according to hallal or Kosher provisions, the apparatus comprising:
- a table top having a generally concave surface with a drain at the lowest point thereof through which the blood of the slaughtered animal drains;
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- a plurality of spaced strapping means comprising straps each secured to the table at one end and each having a free end retained by individual releasable latching means wherein two of the straps are positioned for restraining the animal's legs, one strap is positioned for restraining the animal's torso and one strap is positioned for restraining the animal's head;
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- single operating means connected to the latching means for releasing simultaneously the latching means securing the animal after the animal has been slaughtered.
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