Appeal No. 97-1393
Application 08/456,349
game animal attachment means.
9. A portable, foldable structure for the dressing
of game animals in the field, the structure being in one of
OPENED and CLOSED positions, the structure comprising:
in the OPEN position;
a substantially one dimensional upper arm having
distal and proximal ends;
a gambrel for the attachment of game animals with
hooks at either end suspended at about the distal end of the
upper arm;
a flange support fixedly attached at the proximal
end of the upper arm for attaching the portable game animal
structure to a tree or like vertical columnar member, such
that the upper arm extends radially from the tree or like
columnar member, the flange support having first and second
ends;
a substantially one dimensional lower arm having at
least one spike at one end for attachment to the tree or like
vertical columnar member and being pivotally connected at the
other end to the upper arm, the upper and lower arms being
substantially aligned in a plane which extends radially from
the tree or like columnar member; and
in the CLOSED position:
a substantially one dimensional closed arm having
distal and proximal ends, the closed arm being formed from the
upper and lower arms which are substantially parallel to one
another and are adjacent to one another, the upper and lower
arms overlapping one another along at least a majority of
their lengths;
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