Improvements in and connected with Gambrels.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application. 21st June, 1897
Complete Specification Left, 10th Mar., 1898-Accepted, 30th Apr., 1898
Improvements in and connected with Gambrels.
I, FRANZ SCHNELL, of 23, Holländische Strasse, Cassel, in the Province of Hesse-
Nassau, German Empire, Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
This invention refers to gambrels as used for spreading the legs of a carcass, and
my improvements in such gambrels relate to certain arrangements and combinations
of parts as are fully described hereinafter.
In this
The main feature of my improved gambrel resides in the hooks being provided
with rolls that are arranged to move along upon the gambrel-arms so that the hooks
together with the load hung thereon may easily be moved from the inner ends or
adjacent parts of the arms of the gambrel to the outer parts of the same.
position (in which the legs of the carcass are spread apart) the rolls may be secured
in place by any suitable means, preferably by lever-like arins that are hinged to the
ends of the gambrel.
In the form of construction shown as an example in the drawing the hooks a are
the known triple-hooks, i.e. they are each furnished with three spikes a¹ a² a³, the
spike a being located at the lower end and the spikes a¹ a² at the upper end of the
hooks a.
The latter are attached to bow-like links e which hang down from the axles
of the rolls i.
The gambrel proper consists of two parallel bars or rails o each of which forms a
very obtuse angle; in other words, the two halves of each rail ascend very slightly
from the middle of the rail to the ends of the same, so that the rolls i when located at
or near to these ends may roll down upon said halves, until they meet each other.
To hold the hooks a and the rolls i in that position in which the legs of the carcass
are spread apart I make use of the movable arms u which are fulcrumed at u³ to pairs
of upwardly extending bars 7 secured to the ends of the rails o. Each of the arins u
is provided with some recesses u² that are adapted to take over the reduced middle-
portion of the rollers i so as thereby to keep these rollers in position, (see Figure 1).
The dotted lines extending downwards from the spikes a³ and converging towards each
other indicate the legs of the carcass when spread out or divided. To release the
hooks a or, more precisely, the rolls i after the carcass has been cut into two equal
parts or halves the levers u are turned by means of their outwardly projecting arms u¹,
when the rolls i together with the hooks a and the loads of the same will instantly
move towards each other until they have arrived in the position shown in dotted
lines in Fig. 2.
To enable both halves of the carcass to be removed from the hooks a
simultaneously, I permit the said hooks to co-operate with a double hook 8 which
hangs down from a two-wheeled car x, arranged to be moved along upon horizontal
rails y, which extend across and above the gambrel, and the latter may be raised from
its normal low position by any convenient means until level or thereabout with the
rails y so that then the spikes a³ of the hooks a would be at or about the same height
as that of the double-hook s.
After the carcass has been divided in two parts, as aforementioned, and after the

page_text: rolls have been relieved from the checking action of the levers u, the gambrel is
raised as stated up to the position shown in Figure 1, and the car x is then moved in
the direction of the gambrel until the double-hook s has arrived below the spikes a²
of the hooks a, when the gambrel may be lowered so that the spikes a² take into, or
get coupled with, the double-hook s when the carcass would be supported not upon
the two hooks a, but by the double-hook 8. The gambrel is thus freed from the
carcass and the latter may be moved to another place of the butchery by means of the
car x.
In another form of construction, as shown in Figure 3, the rails o of the gambrel
are replaced by a tube o¹ which is provided with two longitudinal slits o². The rails
carrying the hooks (not shown) are located inside the tube o¹, and the axles or bolts
connecting the bows e with said rolls take through the slits o², as will be clear
without any further explanation.
Dated this Olot day of In 1907
FRANZ SCHNELL.
By Geo. Thos. Hyde,
No. 1, Broad Street Buildings, Liverpool Street, E.C.
Improvements in and connected with Gambrels.
I, FRANZ SCHNELL, of 23, Holländische Strasse, of Cassel, in the Province of Hesse-
Nassau, German Empire, Merchant, 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 :-
This invention refers to gambrels as used for spreading the legs of a carcass, and
my improvements in such gambrels relate to certain arrangements and combinations
of parts as are fully described hereinafter.
The main feature of my improved gambrel resides in the. hooks being provided
with rolls that are arranged to move along upon the gambrel-arms so that the hooks
together with the load hung thereon may easily be inoved from the inner ends or
adjacent parts of the arms of the gambrel, to the outer parts of the same. In this
position (in which the legs of the carcass are spread) the rolls may be secured in place
by any suitable means, preferably by lever-arms that are hinged to the ends of the
gambrel.
In order to make my invention more clear, I refer to the drawing sent in with
Provisional Specification, in which similar letters denote similar parts throughout the
different views, and in which :
Figure 1 is an elevation of my improved gambrel in connection with a travelling
carrier, and
Figure 2 a side view of the same.
In the form of construction shown as an example in the drawing the hooks a are
the known triple-hooks, i.e. they are each furnished with three spikes a¹ a² a³ the
spike a³ being located at the lower end and the spikes a¹ a² at the upper end of the
hooks a.
The latter are attached to bow-like links e which hang down from the axles
of the rolls i.
The gambrel proper consists of two parallel bars or rails o each of which forms a
very obtuse angle; in other words, the two halves of each rail ascend very slightly
from the middle of the rail to the ends of the same, so that the rolls i when located
at or near to these ends may roll down upon said halves until they meet each
other.
To hold the hooks a and the rolls i in the position in which the legs of the carcass
are spread, I make use of the movable arms u which are fulcrumed at u³ to pairs of

page_text: upwardly extending bars r secured to the ends of the rails o. Each of the arms u is
provided with recesses u³ that are adapted to take over the reduced middle-portion
of the rollers i so as thereby to keep these rollers in position (see Figure 1). The
dotted lines extending downwards from the spikes a³ and converging towards each
other indicate the legs of the carcass when spread. To release the hooks a, or more
precisely, the rolls i after the carcass has been cut into two equal parts or halves, the
levers are turned by means of their outwardly projecting arms u¹, when the rolls i
together with the hooks a and the load of the saine will instantly move in the
direction towards each other, until they have arrived in the position shown in dotted
lines.
To remove both halves of the carcass from the hooks a at one time I let said hooks
co-operate with a double hook s which hangs down from a two-wheeled car x arranged
to be moved along upon horizontal rails y. The latter extend rectangularly to the
gambrel, the said hooks being located below said rails and capable of being raised
from the normal low position up to the said rails y, so that then the spikes a³ of the
hooks a are at about the said height as the double hook 8.
After the carcass has been divided in two parts, as aforementioned, and after the
rolls i have been relieved from the checking action of the levers u the gambrel is
raised up to the position shown in Figure 1, and the car x is moved in the direction
to the gambrel until the double-hook s has arrived below the spikes a² of the hooks a.
Thereafter the gambrel is lowered so that the spikes a² take into, or get coupled
with, the double-hook 8 when the carcass is supported no longer by the two hooks a,
but by the double-hook s. The gambrel is thus freed from the carcass and the
latter may be removed to the ice safe, cooling chamber or other place by means of the
car x.
In another form of construction, as shown in Figure 3, the rails o of the gambrel
are replaced by a tube o¹ which is provided with two longitudinal slits o². The rails
carrying the hooks (not shown) are located inside the tube o¹, and the axles or bolts
connecting the bows e with said rolls take through the slits o², as will be clear
without any further explanation.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is:-
1. In an improved gambrel for spreading the legs of carcasses, the arrangement
of carcass carrying suspension bars and a travelling carrier (a) movable upon the main
suspension roll (o) serving as guide-rail for said suspension bars, in combination with
a clamping device, adapted to securely hold the carcass carrying bars in any required
position, and to quickly and conveniently release the same, substantially and for the
purpose as described.
2. In an improved gambrel, the arrangement of carcass carrying bars (a), in
combination with a tipping lever, provided with ratchet or toothed clamping
mechanism, substantially and for the purpose as described.
3. In an improved gambrel, the arrangement of carcass carrying bars (a), in
combination with the main suspension rails (o) forming an inclined plane, substantially
and for the purpose as described.
Dated this 10th day of March 1898.
FRANZ SCHNELL.
By Geo. Thos. Hyde
No. 1, Broad Street Buildings, Liverpool Street, E.C.,
Agents for the Applicant.