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Portable hanger for deer and other animal carcasses and methods
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1984-12-24
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Granted: 1986-04-08
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Expires: 2004-12-24
Abstract
Abstract The disclosed portable hanger comprises two cantilevered rigid support arms pivotably joined only at the proximal ends thereof at a central connection site so as to establish and maintain a predetermined included angle between the two arms during use. The carcass is releasibly supported on hooks carried at the distal end of each arm, while the hanger itself is suspended at eyelet structure located directly adjacent to the central arm connection site. Each carcass engaging hook is pivotably connected at the distal end of the associated arm. The arms and eyelet structure may be rotated into a superimposed relationship for storage and portability. When oppositely rotated, the mentioned included angle is rigidly established by a stop tab carried by the eyelet structure and interposed between the arms adjacent the central connection site.
Inventors
- 👤 Richard G. Timothy
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 12:53
CPC Classifications
A; A22; A22B; A22B5/00; A22B5/06
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
215 words
A portable hanger for an animal carcass comprising: first and second elongated rigid cantilevered pivotable arms, each having a distal end, a relatively long central portion and a proximal end; carcass supporting and engaging means disposed at the distal end of each elongated cantilevered arm; means pivotably connecting the proximal ends of the two arms at a central hanger site only without any cross brace structure whereby the arms may be relatively pivotal in one direction so that one arm becomes superimposed upon the other arm, for storage, and in the other direction so that the two arms are oppositely extending and downwardly angularly disposed at an included angle less than 180° in respect to each other when in use; one way stop means interposed only between the proximal ends of the two arms immediately adjacent the central hanger site when so angularly disposed to limit the amount of downward relative pivotable displacement of the arms in the other direction thereby defining the included angle of less than 180° between the arms when the arms are oppositely extending and angularly disposed in respect to each other and the proximal ends are contiguous with the stop means during use; means associated only with the arms at the pivotably connected proximal ends thereof for suspending the hanger.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
215 words
A portable hanger for an animal carcass comprising: first and second elongated rigid cantilevered pivotable arms, each having a distal end, a relatively long central portion and a proximal end; carcass supporting and engaging means disposed at the distal end of each elongated cantilevered arm; means pivotably connecting the proximal ends of the two arms at a central hanger site only without any cross brace structure whereby the arms may be relatively pivotal in one direction so that one arm becomes superimposed upon the other arm, for storage, and in the other direction so that the two arms are oppositely extending and downwardly angularly disposed at an included angle less than 180° in respect to each other when in use; one way stop means interposed only between the proximal ends of the two arms immediately adjacent the central hanger site when so angularly disposed to limit the amount of downward relative pivotable displacement of the arms in the other direction thereby defining the included angle of less than 180° between the arms when the arms are oppositely extending and angularly disposed in respect to each other and the proximal ends are contiguous with the stop means during use; means associated only with the arms at the pivotably connected proximal ends thereof for suspending the hanger.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
107 words
A hanger for an animal carcass comprising: a first and second elongated rigid cantilevered arms; means at a free end of each arm releasibly supporting an animal carcass; the arms being connected to each other without any cross brace structure solely at proximal ends thereof at a central hanger connection site; means closely juxtaposed the central hanger connection site establishing and maintaining a predetermined downwardly sloped included angle less than 180° between the arms when supporting the animal carcass; central hanger suspension means closely juxtaposed the central hanger connection site and associated only with the proximal ends of the arms disposed at the central hanger connection site.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
107 words
A hanger for an animal carcass comprising: a first and second elongated rigid cantilevered arms; means at a free end of each arm releasibly supporting an animal carcass; the arms being connected to each other without any cross brace structure solely at proximal ends thereof at a central hanger connection site; means closely juxtaposed the central hanger connection site establishing and maintaining a predetermined downwardly sloped included angle less than 180° between the arms when supporting the animal carcass; central hanger suspension means closely juxtaposed the central hanger connection site and associated only with the proximal ends of the arms disposed at the central hanger connection site.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
A hanger according to claim 2 wherein the free end means each comprise hook means for engaging and supporting the animal carcass.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
22 words
A hanger according to claim 2 wherein the proximal ends of the arms are superimposed and relatively rotatably connected by pivot means.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
18 words
A hanger according to claim 4 wherein the hanger suspension means are non-rotatably joined to the pivot means.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
45 words
A hanger according to claim 2 wherein the included angle establishing and maintaining means comprise rigid abuttment means contiguously interposed between the proximal ends of the said less than 180° included angle thereby spanning across said included angle only at the central hanger connection site.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
31 words
A hanger according to claim 6 where the proximal ends of the arms are rotatably connected by pivot means and the rigid abuttment means are non-rotatably connected to the pivot means.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
33 words
A hanger according to claim 2 wherein the closely juxtaposed means and the hanger suspension means comprise a single structural member which is superimposed, at least in part, upon at least one arm.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
127 words
A method of hanging an animal carcass on a hanger comprising the steps of: pivotably connecting two rigid elongated bars without any cross brace structure solely at overlapped juxtaposed proximal ends of the bars disposed at a central hanger site; relatively rotating the bars in the first direction into a superimposed relationship during storage, transportation and non-use; relatively rotating the bars in the opposite direction into a cantilevered downwardly directed angular relation and structurally holding the bars only directly adjacent the pivotable connection site between the bars against collapse at a predetermined minimum included angle of less than 180° therebetween during use; suspending the hanger in the air from a single central hanger location only and suspending the animal carcass from the distal end of the bars.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
127 words
A method of hanging an animal carcass on a hanger comprising the steps of: pivotably connecting two rigid elongated bars without any cross brace structure solely at overlapped juxtaposed proximal ends of the bars disposed at a central hanger site; relatively rotating the bars in the first direction into a superimposed relationship during storage, transportation and non-use; relatively rotating the bars in the opposite direction into a cantilevered downwardly directed angular relation and structurally holding the bars only directly adjacent the pivotable connection site between the bars against collapse at a predetermined minimum included angle of less than 180° therebetween during use; suspending the hanger in the air from a single central hanger location only and suspending the animal carcass from the distal end of the bars.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
118 words
A method of making an animal carcass hanger comprising the steps of: connecting two rigid elongated cantilevered bars without cross brace structure solely via centrally disposed fastener structure rotatably joining the superimposed proximal ends of the bars; connecting centrally disposed hanger suspension structure at one central hanger site only to the proximal ends of the bars by which the hanger is releasibly suspended in the air at a single central hanger suspension location; interposing stop structure centrally between the proximal ends of the bars only at the single central hanger suspension location to limit the extent to which the bars may be relatively rotated thereby defining a downwardly directed included angle of less than 180° between the bars.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
118 words
A method of making an animal carcass hanger comprising the steps of: connecting two rigid elongated cantilevered bars without cross brace structure solely via centrally disposed fastener structure rotatably joining the superimposed proximal ends of the bars; connecting centrally disposed hanger suspension structure at one central hanger site only to the proximal ends of the bars by which the hanger is releasibly suspended in the air at a single central hanger suspension location; interposing stop structure centrally between the proximal ends of the bars only at the single central hanger suspension location to limit the extent to which the bars may be relatively rotated thereby defining a downwardly directed included angle of less than 180° between the bars.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
204 words
A portable hanger for an animal carcass comprising: first and second elongated rigid cantilevered arms, each having a distal end and a proximal end; carcass engaging and supporting means disposed at the distal end of each elongated cantilevered arm; centrally located means for suspending the hanger; means pivotably connecting the proximal ends of the two arms and the centrally located means in overlapped relation one upon the other seriatum whereby the arms and the centrally located means may be respectively relatively pivoted in one direction so that the arms and the centrally located means are superimposed upon each other in compact relation or in the other direction so that the two arms extend oppositely outward and downward so as to be angularly disposed in respect to each other with the centrally located means extending upwardly; one way stop means angularly connected to the centrally located means and interposed between the proximal ends of the two arms when so angularly disposed to limit the amount of relative pivotable displacement of the arms in the other direction thereby defining the included angle between the arms when the arms are angularly disposed in respect to each other and the proximal ends are contiguous with the stop means.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
204 words
A portable hanger for an animal carcass comprising: first and second elongated rigid cantilevered arms, each having a distal end and a proximal end; carcass engaging and supporting means disposed at the distal end of each elongated cantilevered arm; centrally located means for suspending the hanger; means pivotably connecting the proximal ends of the two arms and the centrally located means in overlapped relation one upon the other seriatum whereby the arms and the centrally located means may be respectively relatively pivoted in one direction so that the arms and the centrally located means are superimposed upon each other in compact relation or in the other direction so that the two arms extend oppositely outward and downward so as to be angularly disposed in respect to each other with the centrally located means extending upwardly; one way stop means angularly connected to the centrally located means and interposed between the proximal ends of the two arms when so angularly disposed to limit the amount of relative pivotable displacement of the arms in the other direction thereby defining the included angle between the arms when the arms are angularly disposed in respect to each other and the proximal ends are contiguous with the stop means.
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