Method and apparatus for skinning an animal carcass

A winch operated transportable carcass skinning apparatus, the winch having operationally disposed thereto via a cable an elongated carcass lifting member, comprising:

• a) a substantially rectangular platform having a top surface and a bottom surface, said platform having a griping member medially disposed along one edge of said platform;
• b) a plurality of skids mountably disposed to said substantially rectangular platform's bottom surface, said skids being aligned with said gripping member in such a way as to provide a sliding mechanism for said substantially rectangular platform when said substantially rectangular platform is being transported;
• c) a pair of sectional tubular stanchions, each said stanchion comprising a plurality of sectional tubular members, each sectional tubular member having a reduced diameter portion disposed at one end, said reduced diameter portions each having a protuberance disposed thereon, each said protuberance mating with respective sectional tubular members when connected end to end;
• d) a securing mechanism detachably securing one end of said stanchion to said substantially rectangular platform;
• e) a cross-member detachably disposed between said pair of stanchions other ends, said cross-member having disposed thereon a means for detachably securing the winch;
• f) a pair of adjustable carcass leg retaining members each having one end secured to the winch's elongated carcass lifting member, said adjustable carcass leg retaining member's other ends detachably securable to the carcass's legs;
• g) a pair of adjustable carcass skin retaining members each having one end secured to said substantially rectangular platform by hooks, said adjustable carcass skin retaining member's other end detachably securable to the carcass's skin;
• thereby operationally activated the winch lifts the legs of the carcass via said pair of adjustable carcass leg retaining members while said pair of adjustable carcass skin retaining members hold the skin in place to said substantially rectangular platform, skinning the carcass.

A method for operating a transportable carcass skinning apparatus, the apparatus having a winch operationally disposed thereto, a cable and an elongated carcass lifting member operationally disposed to the winch, comprising the steps of:

• a) providing a platform substantially rectangularly sized, said platform having a top surface and a bottom surface, said bottom surface having connectively disposed thereto at least one skid, said bottom surface having a plurality of retaining devices mountably disposed thereto, said retaining devices detachably securing the dissembled transportable skinning apparatus, said platform having mountably disposed thereto a griping mechanism medially disposed along one edge of said platform;
• b) transporting said platform to a carcass skinning site via said skid and said gripping mechanism;
• c) assembling the carcass skinning apparatus;
• d) attaching the elongated carcass lifting member to the carcass;
• e) attaching a portion of the carcass's hind quarter skin to the apparatus;
• f) activating the winch attached to the elongated carcass lifting member;
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• g) raising the carcass upwardly via said winch and said elongated carcass lifting member thereby skinning the carcass.