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US 4,359,320 AGranted
Jaw set for snake mount
OwnerDarwin E. Thomasinventor
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Abstract
A jaw set for insertion in the head of a snake mount mold as a taxidermy aid, which includes a molded upper jaw complete with simulated or real fangs, shaped poison sacs, a jaw seat, palate, and a cooperating lower jaw which is provided with teeth and a plate shaped to mate with or interlock with the jaw seat provided in the upper jaw and simulate the open mouth of a snake.
Claims2
A jaw set for mounting in the head of a snake mold to simulate the open mouth of a snake comprising:
- (a) an upper jaw shaped to resemble the upper jaw of a snake and provided with simulated anatomical fang roots, poison sacs, palate, jaw muscles, a substantially flat top and a substantially flat rear end at the rear of said top for mounting said upper jaw in said mold, and a first shaped face;
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- (b) a lower jaw shaped to resemble the lower jaw of a snake and provided with simulated teeth and a shaped anatomical gum and tongue, and a second shaped face for mating with said first shaped face of said upper jaw and maintaining said upper jaw and said lower jaw in open configuration.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.