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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 2007
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2006
Applicant:
Henry J. Volk, Turlock, CA (US);
Inventor:
Henry J. Volk, Turlock, CA (US);
Assignee:
Volk Enterprises, Inc., Turlock, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A22C 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A device for retaining and trussing the hocks of poultry carcass in juxtaposition and proximal to the body during processing, packaging, shipping, storage, and/or cooking. The present invention, including a hock retaining member, may be constructed of a unitary, plate-like member of resilient material and it includes two openings for fitting about and retaining the hocks, an anchor to be affixed to the poultry carcass, and a connecting member between the hock retaining member and the anchor. The connecting member provides a spring force to keep the hocks and thus the legs juxtaposed to the carcass and each other.