Patent ID: 6974374

Claim:
A gambrel comprising: a central bar slidably attached to an upper cross member, said upper cross member extending outwardly from said central bar; a lower cross member attached to a second end of said central bar, said lower cross member extending outwardly from said central bar; a prong arm pivot attached to said upper cross member; a prong arm pivotally attached to said prong arm pivot, and said prong arm slidably attached to said lower cross member; wherein said upper cross member is further comprised of an upper cross member first plate parallel to an upper cross member second plate; said upper cross member first plate attached to an end of said prong arm pivot and said upper cross member second plate attached to the opposite end of said prong arm pivot; an upper cross member cylinder attached to said upper cross member first plate and to said upper cross member second plate, wherein said upper cross member cylinder is attached between and near the center of said upper cross member first plate and said upper cross member second plate; and said upper cross member cylinder is generally tubular in shape, and said upper cross member cylinder's inner diameter is sized to slidably receive said central bar.