Patent ID: 7448944

Claim:
In combination, an animal carcass incinerator and lift device, said combination comprising: (a) an incinerator including a plurality of sidewalls enclosing an interior chamber, a lid, and at least one burner for providing heat to the interior chamber thereby incinerating an animal carcass placed within the interior chamber; (b) a lift device secured to said incinerator and especially adapted for lifting animal carcasses for placement within an incinerator, said lift device comprising: (i) a stationary base attached to a sidewall of said incinerator; (ii) a support having first and second ends, said first end placed telescopically in said base, and said second end extending above said base, said first end being rotatable with respect to said stationary base to locate said second end of said arm over said interior chamber for loading an animal carcass therein; (iii) an arm having first and second ends, said arm being rotatably connected to said second end of said support between said first and second ends of said arm; (iv) a cable secured to said first end of said arm; and (v) means for controlling the extension and retraction of the cable to the raise or lower said second end of said arm.