An Improved Appliance for "Casting" Oattle for Slaughter.
Year: 1895

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Appliance for "Casting" Oattle for Slaughter.
I, JOSEPH BENTON of 72 Walnut Street Hulme, Manchester, Mechanical
Draughtsman do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
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My invention consists of an improved appliance for casting or placing animals in
the required position preparatory to being slaughtered by the cutting of the throat
in accordance with Jewish law.
According to my said invention I use a tilting platforin having a vertical side or
frame. The animal to be slaughtered is led on to the platform and secured to the
vertical side by means of straps shackles or the like ineans so that on turning the
platform through an angle of about 90 degrees the animal is laid on its side.
At the side or in front of the appliance provide suitable means for tilting or
partly turning the structure such as levers engaging on the underside of the
platform and mounted in standards a worm and worm wheel a pinion and quadrant
or other suitable gearing. When the centre of gravity of the animal and the
platform has reached the point at which the weight becomes effective in completing
the tilting the fall is controlled by a brake so as to minimise its force. I may in
some cases use weighted levers balance weights or springs to assist the action of
the brake.
I use a rope or noose attached to the head and horns to draw back the head of
the animal in order to facilitate the cutting of the throat. This rope may be
worked in combination with the tilting platform or independently by means of a
pulley block.
Dated 12th dex of Nouamhan 1905.
An Improved Appliance for "Casting" Cattle for Slaughter,
I JOSEPH BENTON of 72 Walnut Street, Hulme, Manchester, in the County
of Lancaster, Mechanical Draughtsman do hereby declare the nature of this
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
My invention consists of an improved appliance for casting or placing animals
on their side preparatory to being slaughtered by the cutting of the throat in
accordance with Jewish law.
According to my said invention described with reference to the accompanying
drawings I use a tilting platform A having a vertical side or frame B. The
shaft a working in bearings a¹ is secured by brackets to the structure. The
animal to be slaughtered is led on to the platform A and secured to the vertical
side or frame B.by means of one or more straps e and shackles d so that on turning
the structure through an angle of about ninety degrees the animal is laid on
its side.
Referring to Figs. 1 and 2 of the accompanying drawings which show front and
side elevation of one form of my said invention I use a lever e pivoted at e¹ on the
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page_text: bracket which engages on the underside of the platform A for tilting or partly
turning the structure. Secured to the shaft a is a quadrant 9 gearing into a
pinion keyed to the shaft to which is secured a pulley k. Passing round the
said pulley k is a band or belt pivoted at to the lever m. The said lever in is
connected to the foot lever o. When the structure has been partly tilted by the
levere and the centre of gravity of the animal and the structure has reached the
point at which the weight becomes effective in completing the tilting the fall is
controlled by the brake caused by pressure being placed on the foot lever o so as to
minimise its force. When the animal has been slaughtered the appliance may be
brought to its first position by means of a handle k mounted on the pulley k or by
a pulley block engaging in the hooks s on the vertical side or frame B.
Referring to Figs. 3, 4 and 5 which show front elevation, plan and end view
respectively of the appliance operated by a pulley block S engaging with hooks s
secured to the vertical frame or side B. When the pulley block is operated the
structure is caused to move in the direction of the arrow y (Fig. 5) and is lowered
until the animal is laid on its side. w is a rope having a noose taking over the
head and horns to draw back the head of the animal in order to facilitate the
cutting of the throat. The said rope w may be secured at an angle to a convenient
part of the slaughter house so that on the structure nearing the floor the rope will
be drawn sufficiently tight to draw back the head of the animal ready for the
cutting. Instead of the rope for lifting the head working in combination with the
tilting structure it may be drawn tight when the animal is on its side and then
secured to a clent or the like until the cutting of the throat has been performed.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is.-
1. A casting appliance consisting of a tilting structure to which the animal is
secured substantially as and for the purpose set forth and shown.
2. In a casting appliance the combination with a tilting structure of a lever e
for partly tilting the structure and a brake substantially as set forth and shown
with reference to Figs. 1 and 2 of the accompanying drawings.
3. In a casting appliance the combination with a tilting structure of a pulley
block for operating the same substantially, as set forth and shown with reference to
Figs. 3, 4 and 5 of the accompanying drawings.
4. In a casting appliance the combination with the tilting structure of a rope for
automatically lifting the animals head substantially as set forth and shown with
reference to Fig. 3 of the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 12th day of August 1896.
JOSEPH BENTON.