Patent ID: 7588490

Claim:
An adjustable animal carcass spreader device comprising: a first elongate member including a first tubular portion and a first carcass restraining end portion; a second elongate member being adjustably and removably coupled to said first elongate member and including a second tubular portion and a second carcass restraining end portion, said first and second carcass restraining end portions being disposed at said first ends of said first and second tubular portions, respectively, each of said first and second carcass restraining end portions having a perimeter for engaging a rib cage of the animal to prevent slippage of said first and second elongate members, each of said first and second carcass restraining end portions having a circumference which is larger than the circumference of a respective said first and second tubular portion, each of said first and second carcass restraining end portions being disc-shaped and having an outer side being disposed generally perpendicular to a respective said first and second tubular portion, each of said disc-shaped first and second carcass restraining end portions having a sprocketed circumference to facilitate engaging and restraining the rib cage of the animal; and a coupling member for coupling said first and second elongate members.