Clamping mechanism
OwnerJackie L. Wood, Sr.inventor
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Abstract
A clamping mechanism for holding, among other possible things, a squirrel or other animal during skinning. The mechanism includes a rigid band under which a tail of the animal is gripped. The band is pivoted between an open and closed position by a foot-operated treadle which is connected to the band by an elongated rigid link.
Claims9
A clamping mechanism adapted to skinning a squirrel comprising a rigid strap with first and second ends, a pivot attached proximate the first end of the strap, said pivot configured to attach to a horizontal support and to allow the strap to move between an open position wherein the second end of the strap is spaced from the horizontal support a distance adapted so that a tail of a squirrel can be inserted between the strap and the horizontal support and a closed position wherein the second end of the band is brought proximate the horizontal support and adapted to compressing the tail of a squirrel inserted between the strap and the horizontal support,
- an elongated rod with first and second ends, said strap attached proximate its second end to proximate the first end of the rod,
- a treadle with first and second ends and a longitudinal axis and a fulcrum with a longitudinal axis at right angles to the longitudinal axis of the treadle about which the treadle can be rocked, said fulcrum closer to the second end of the treadle than the first, said treadle attached proximate the first end of the treadle to proximate the second end of the rod, said treadle configured to be rocked about the fulcrum with a user's foot whereby the rod is alternately pushed and pulled and the rigid strap moved between the open and closed position.
A clamping mechanism adapted for skinning a squirrel comprising a rigid strap with first and second ends, a pivot attached proximate the first end of the strap, said pivot configured to attach to a horizontal support and to allow the strap to move between an open position wherein the second end of the strap is spaced from the horizontal support a distance adapted so that a tail of a squirrel can be inserted between the strap and the horizontal support and a closed position wherein the second end of the band is brought proximate the horizontal support and adapted to compressing the tail of a squirrel inserted between the strap and the horizontal support,
- an elongated rod with first and second ends and with three or more holes proximate the first and second ends, said strap attached proximate its second end to proximate the first end of the rod by means of two pins through a selected pair of said holes whereby the length of the rod between the band and the treadle can be adjusted,
- a treadle with first and second ends and a longitudinal axis and a fulcrum with a longitudinal axis at right angles to the longitudinal axis of the treadle about which the treadle can be rocked, said fulcrum closer to the second end of the treadle than the first, said treadle attached proximate the first end of the treadle to proximate the second end of the rod by means of two pins through a selected pair of said holes whereby the length of the rod between the band the treadle can be adjusted, said treadle configured to be rocked about the fulcrum with a user's foot whereby the rod is alternately pushed and pulled and the rigid strap moved between the open and closed position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.