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US 5,996,820 AGranted
Hanging rack for beef jerky
OwnerSean Broadnaxinventor
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Abstract
A new jerky hanging rack for facilitating the curing of meat strips which have been seasoned with a preferred recipe of ingredients by supporting the meat strips a finite distance apart allowing aeration of the meat strips until cured. The inventive device includes a rack structure formed into an elongated U-shaped structure with a first upper member and a second upper member secured to the cornice of the rack structure in opposition to one another, where the upper members include a plurality of skewer slots which receive a plurality of skewer members.
Claims17
A jerky hanging rack for supporting pieces of jerky above a surface for drying, the jerky hanging rack comprising:
- a rack structure;
- and
- at least one skewer member;
- wherein the rack structure includes:
- a first U-shaped band having a central lower portion for resting on a surface and a pair of spaced arms extending upwardly from opposite ends of the center lower portion;
- a second U-shaped band aligned parallel to the first U-shaped band having a central lower portion for resting on a surface and a pair of spaced arms extending upward from opposite ends of the center lower portion;
- a first upper member having first and second ends, the first end being orthogonally secured to an upper end of one of the arms of the first U-shaped band and the second end secured to an upper end of one of the arms of the second U-shaped band;
- and
- a second upper member having first and second ends, the first end being orthogonally secured to an upper end of one of the arms of the first U-shaped band, and the second end secured to an upper end of one of the arms of the second U-shaped band.
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A jerky hanging rack for supporting pieces of jerky above a surface for drying, the jerky hanging rack comprising:
- a rack structure;
- and
- at least one skewer member;
- wherein the rack structure includes:
- a first U-shaped band having a central lower portion for resting on a surface and a pair of spaced arms extending upwardly from opposite ends of the central lower portion;
- a bottom support member having opposite ends, a first one of the ends secured to the central lower portion of the first U-shaped band;
- a second U-shaped band aligned parallel to the first U-shaped band having a central lower portion for resting on a surface and a pair of spaced arms extending upwardly from opposite ends of the central lower portion, wherein a second end of the bottom support member engages the central lower portion of the second U-shaped band;
- a first handle secured on a top surface of the central lower portion of the first U-shaped band;
- a second handle secured on a top surface of the central lower portion of the second U-shaped band;
- a first upper member having first and second ends, the first end being orthogonally secured to an upper end of one of the arms of the first U-shaped band and the second end secured to an upper end of one of the arms of the second U-shaped band;
- and
- a second upper having first and second ends, the first end being orthogonally secured to an upper end of one of the arms of the first U-shaped band, and the second end secured to an upper end of one of the arms of the second U-shaped band.
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A jerky hanging rack for supporting pieces of jerky above a surface for drying, the jerky hanging rack comprising:
- a base having upper and lower surfaces, a pair of ends and a front edge and a back side, wherein a base length is defined between said ends of said base, wherein a base width is defined between said front edge and said back side of said base, wherein a base thickness is defined between said upper and lower surfaces of said base;
- a wall having front and back surfaces, a pair of ends and upper and lower sides, said lower side of said wall being coupled to said back side of said base;
- wherein a wall length is defined between said ends of said wall, wherein a wall height is defined between said sides of said wall, wherein a wall thickness is defined between said front and back surfaces of said wall;
- said wall having a plurality of spaced apart holes extending between said front and back surfaces of said wall;
- a pair of handles, each handle is generally arcuate and having a pair of ends, one of said handles located adjacent one of said ends of said base, another of said handles located adjacent another end of said base;
- and
- at least one elongate skewer being removably inserted into one of said holes of said wall such that the length of said skewer is suspended above said upper surface of said base;
- wherein said wall has an elongate flange extending from said upper side of said wall, said flange extending between said ends of said wall, said flange having a generally inverted L-shaped transverse cross section with a first portion extending substantially parallel to and away from said base and a second portion extending downwardly and substantially parallel to said wall, said second portion of said flange having a plurality of spaced apart holes extending therethrough, each of said holes of said second portion of said flange being axially aligned with an associated hole in said wall such that an end portion of said at least one skewer may be inserted through a pair of axially aligned holes to support said skewer above said base by engaging only said end portion of said skewer.
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