US1474711A - Poultry beheader - Google Patents

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Patented Nov. 20, 1923.

PATENT Aoi-flficj Y PHILIP J. HAAs, or OMAHA, NEBRASKA.-

IoULraY BEIIEADEB.

I Application lel April 9,

To'aZZ whom t may concern.'`

Be it known that I, PHILIPA J. Hans, a cit-` izen of the United States, anda resident of Omaha, in the countyof Douglas and State of Nebraska, have inventedV certain new and useful Improvements in Poultry Beheaders, of which the following is aspecification.

My *invention relates to` devices for decap'itating-poultryfor domestic use and it Y U-shaped mainframe comprising vertical legs 4 and an arched cross-piece 5 connecting the upper ends of said legs. On the outer i sides of the legs atthe lower ends thereof are lugs 6 which extend between the forked ends of foot-pieces 7 the latter being fixedly secured by means of screws 8 to a suitable base-member, such as alwooden post 9. At

one side a pivotal connection of the lug 6 to the foot-piece is formed by a rivet 10, and at Vthe other side a detachable connection between the lug and foot-piece is formed by a small bolt 11. Removal of the bolt 11 en-v ables the frame to be swung about the axis of the rivetV 10 to an approximately hori! 'zontal position, for a purpose which will presently appear. In the flat adjacent sides Y of the legs 4 are two pairs of vertical grooves which form guideways for `the blade 12 and a horizontal neck-bar or holder 113. To the upper edge of the blade 12 is connected a tubular' stem 14 which extends slidably through an opening therefor in the arched cross-piece o, the connection of 4said stem and blade being effected as follows: Near the lower end of the stemv one side thereof is cut away to form an offset or shoulder equal to the thickness ofthe blade, and the flattened or cut away side of the stem is held. against Vthe side of the blade by means ofra U-shaped clip 15 which extends around the stem and has the ends thereof secured to thek V blade by rivets Y16. The upper edge of the blade rests against the shoulder on the stem, which extends out flush with the outer side 1923; serial No. 630,772. v

of the, blade, as best IShown einig! 2.,- Iii the side of the stem adjoining theclip',there,jf

is a'small recess or icount'ersink, and" the ad; jacent portion of the clipis drivenfor swaged' into said recess to form a projection, .11V 'v which interlocksthe clipa'nd sternV and pre'- vents relative vertical movement thereof@ A cap 1S`is` screwed upon thepuppe'rT end 'of the tubular stem, and acoil spring 19 is disposition shown. The lower edge o-f. the blade is sharpened,las indicated in Fig. 2, and the blade may be moveddownwardly to bring said sharpened edge into engagement with the base member 9. A cylindrical stem or rod 2() is fiXedly connected withithe center of the neck-bar or holder 13, said rod being axially, alined with the stem 14'and ex- ,I

tending slidably into the lower` portion thereof. A small coil spring2l is disposed within the tubular stem between the upper end of the rod 2O and the cap v18, said spring posed aroundfthe Astern between the loweii` end of said cap and the upper side `of the v frame cross-piece 5, sai'dfspring normally holding the-stem and'blade in the (raised pressing downwardly upon the rod and tendi ing to hold the neck-barvin the lower portion Y guide-grooves thereforl in the frame-` legs 4. A

of Vthe In the use of the devicethe saine vis mounted upon a substantial base, such asa post` or chopping-block, at' a convenient height. The fowlto be beheadedis held by the legs with'one hand, the neck-bar 13-is lifted suliiciently to enable the head 0f the fowl to be passed beneath the bar, and the bar is then lowered'onto the neck,l being pressed lightly thereon by the spring 21', so that withdrawal V0f the head is prevented.v

qliliickJ sharpy blow ofv aA mallet, Y

Then, by a hammer orite like upon the 'cap 18, the stem 14 and blade l2 are forced downwardly and the sharpenedledge of the blade 12 instantly severs the neck of the fowl. y

VBy removal off the bolt 11 and swinging of the frame about 'the rivet 10 to the horizon-'- tal positionabove mentioned, the neck-barv and rod 2O may be removed from thel frame, Y and by then Vunscrewing the cap 18 from the end of the tubular-stem 14 the latter may be withdrawn` from the frame, together with the blade 12, for convenience in sharpening the blade, or for storing the same in a dry place to preventv rusting thereof,

should the frame be permanently mounted l in an outdoor or exposed location.

Now, having described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

l. In a device of the class described, an inverted U-shaped frame having vertical legs provided in their adjacent sides with in' their adjacent sides with guideways, a

blade slidable in said guideways, a stein secured to said blade and extending slidably through aportion or' the frame, a cap removably secured on said stem, a spring disposed around the stem between the cap and frame and normally holding the stem and blade in a raised position, foot-pieces secured to a base, and means for pivotally connecting one of the frame-legs to One of the foot-pieces and ldetachably connecting the other leg` to the other foot-piece.

3. In a device of the class described, a frame having spaced vertical legs and a con-l necting cross-piece between the upper portions of said legs, a blade guided for vertical movement between said legs, a base member to Awhich the lower ends of said legs are connected7 said base-member extending transversely between'the legs to form a block for coaction with the sharpened lower edge of tue blade, a stein secured to the blade and extending therefrom upwardly through the cross-piece orp the frame, and a spring asso-v ciatedivith said steni for holding the .blade normally in a raised position.

PHILIP J. HAAS.

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