US 9,039,497 B1 · Portable and articulable feather plucking mechanism

Abstract

A portable plucking mechanism for birds, comprising a rotating head with a plurality of flexible protrusions operably connected to a motor, a plurality of arm members, and an attachment mechanism optionally comprising a trailer hitch receiver and an electrical connection to a power source. These components are connected with a plurality of articulable joints, allowing for optimal positioning of the rotating head (at the distal end of an arm member) in space relative to the position of the attachment mechanism (at the proximal end of another arm member). Thus, the user has convenient access regardless of terrain or obstacles, the ability to easily reposition the head, and the ability to manipulate the body of the bird with both hands, to frictionally engage a plurality of feathers with the rotating flexible protrusions, while minimizing damage to the meat of the bird.

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Dependent claims

An apparatus for plucking birds, comprising:

a rotating head with a plurality of flexible protrusions extending therefrom, wherein the plurality of protrusions make frictional contact with a plurality of feathers;
a motor operably connected to said rotating head, wherein the motor rotates the rotating head and causes the protrusions to pluck out the plurality of feathers;
a first arm member consisting of a first proximal end and a first distal end, attached to said motor on the first distal end by a first articulable joint;
a second arm member consisting of a second proximal end and a second distal end, attached to the proximal end of said first arm member by a second articulable joint on the second distal end;
and
a trailer hitch connection, attached to the proximal end of the second member.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Portable and articulable feather plucking mechanism

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Portable and articulable feather plucking mechanism

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Abstract

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