Patent ID: 8858235

Claim:
An apparatus for fixing a turkey tail fan in a natural spread configuration, wherein said turkey tail fan includes a basal portion comprising connective and/or muscle tissue holding together individual feathers of said fan, said apparatus comprising: a bottom sheet presenting a substantially flat first surface; a top sheet presenting a substantially flat second surface; an angled member extending from said bottom sheet and presenting a support surface that is substantially perpendicular to said first surface; and a plurality of fasteners for releasably coupling said top and bottom sheets to one another, wherein said apparatus is shiftable between a fan-positioning configuration and a fan-holding configuration, wherein, when said apparatus is in said fan-positioning configuration, said top sheet is spaced from said bottom sheet by a distance sufficient to allow said turkey tail fan to be positioned on said first surface and against said support surface, wherein, when said apparatus is in said fan-holding configuration, said top and bottom sheets are secured to one another by said fasteners so as to fix said turkey tail fan between said first and second surfaces while said basal portion of said fan is held against said support surface.