Retainer for poultry hocks

A retainer for use with a body of eviscerated fowl having legs with hocks, comprising a unitary substantially planar thin member which mounts about the hocks, the thin member having a ring-like portion defining an opening which is generally oblong in shape and sufficient size to permit the hocks to pass therethrough, a plurality of prong portions extending inwardly from the ring-like portion into the oblong opening for engaging the legs adjacent the hocks, the prong portions being spaced around the ring-like portions so as to hold the hocks in juxtaposition and being longitudinally sized and being of sufficient flexibility relative to the outer portion so as to bend outwardly toward the hocks when the thin member is mounted about the hocks.

A retainer for use with a body of eviscerated fowl having legs with hocks, comprising a unitary substantially planar thin plastic member which mounts about the hocks, the plastic member having spaced apart elongate portions joined by spaced apart arcuate portions, the elongate and arcuate portions defining an opening which is generally oblong in shape and of sufficient size to permit the hocks to pass therethrough, a plurality of first prong portions extending inwardly into the oblong opening from the elongate portions and a plurality of second prong portions extending inwardly into the oblong opening from the arcuate portions, the prong portions serving to engage the legs so as to hold the hocks in juxtaposition.

A poultry product ready for baking comprising an eviscerated fowl having first and second legs with hocks, a unitary substantially planar thin plastic member for mounting about the hocks, the plastic member having an outer portion defining an opening of sufficient size to permit the hocks to pass therethrough, a plurality of prong portions extending inwardly into the opening from the outer portion for engaging the legs so as to hold the hocks together.