David C Parham

US Patent:

61868825, Feb 13, 2001

Filed:

Dec 13, 1999

Appl. No.:

9/461141

Inventors:

Terry G. Adams - Lawrenceville GA
David W. Parham - Gibson GA

International Classification:

A22B 100

US Classification:

452189

Abstract:

An animal gambrel apparatus having a three piece telescoping spreader bar. The center section of the spreader bar has a telescoping section engaged in each end of the center section, and each end of the center section has an internally mounted retention member that cooperates with an externally mounted stop member on the proximal end of each telescoping section to prevent the telescoping sections from being dislodged from the center section. A locking mechanism is attached to the proximal end of one of the telescoping sections to bias and selectively lock and maintain the sections of the spreader bar in an extended condition. The extended condition is released by turning the spreader bar upside down to disengage the locking mechanism.