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US 4,771,509 AGranted
Multiple strap poultry leg retainer
AssigneeVolk Development Company
InventorAnthony J. Volk
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Abstract
A unitary limitedly flexible retainer for the legs of eviscerated poultry has multiple straps for engaging the creases in the poultry hocks together with an improved lower strap, together with a locking tab provides for positive locking of poultry legs of varying sizes and lengths for trussing poultry.
Claims8
An improved poultry leg retainer comprising
- anchor means for attachment to the body of eviscerated poultry,
- a unitary resiliently flexible bridle including upper and lower straps with interconnecting end strips for fitting over and about the hocks of poultry legs,
- said bridle having two pairs of retaining straps extending between said upper and lower straps for extension of at least one retaining strap in the crease of each leg hock, and
- legs connecting said bridle and anchor means.
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An improved unitary poultry leg retainer for eviscerated poultry comprising,
- a bridle of resiliently flexible material and including upper and lower straps with connecting end strips for fitting behind the hocks of poultry legs,
- said bridle having a first inner pair of retaining straps extending between said upper and lower straps and a second outer pair of retaining straps extending between said upper and lower straps laterally outward of said first pair for fitting of at least one retainer strap in the crease of each hock of poultry legs being trussed despite variations in size of such hocks and legs for firmly locking the retainer on poultry legs,
- said bridle also having a substantially rigid tab depending from said upper strap between the retaining straps of said first pair of straps for engaging the upper or back side of the hocks of poultry legs, and
- anchor means adapted to engage the backbones of poultry and connected by legs to said bridle in depending relation thereto.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.