Patent ID: 6059649
Filing Date: 2000-05-09
Classification: A22B

Abstract:
An animal carcass rib spreader comprising:a frame having two carcass engaging members coupled thereto, each of said carcass engaging members being adapted to engage opposite halves of a rib cage of an animal carcass;a first carcass engaging member of said two carcass engaging members being mounted to a carriage unit, said carriage unit coupled upon an elongate member of said frame by a mechanically progressive mechanism for causing movement relative thereto;said mechanically progressive mechanism engaged upon said elongate member and configured for manual actuation that incrementally advances said first carcass engaging member away from a second carcass engaging member of said two carcass engaging members for spreading the rib cage of an animal carcass; anda release mechanism associated with said mechanically progressive mechanism for disengaging said mechanically progressive mechanism from said elongate member of said frame thereby allowing said first carcass engaging member to return toward said second carcass engaging member for disengaging said carcass engaging members from an animal carcass.