US1739436A - Hog scalder - Google Patents

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.- Dec. 10, 1929.

W. BECHER, JR

HOG SCALDE R 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed April 18, 1928 INVENTOR ATTORNEY Dec. 10, 1929. w. BECHER, JR 1,739,436

HOG SCALDER Filed April 18, 1928 v 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR ATTORNEY Fatented Dec. 10, 1929 a i r UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE f WILLIAM BECKER, JR., OF YOUNGSTOWN, NORTH DAKOTA ii I HOG soALnEn Application filed April 18, 1928. Serial No. 270,970.-

This invention relates to means for facilisuitable manner. A pair of hooks 14 is fastating the scalding of hogs, the general obtened to the upper face of the table adjacent ject of the invention being to provide means its inner edge. 7 p for supporting and turning a hog in the The hog to be scalded is placed on the table scalding tank and to remove the hog from the and the chains passed around the body of the 55 tank upon a table when the scalding operahog. This may be done by attaching one link tion is completed. of each chain from its adjacent link so that This invention also consists in certain other the chain may be placed around the hog and features of construction and in the combinathen the links are fastened together again.

tion and arrangement of the several parts, to The hog is then placed in the tank and this 60 be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in may be done by rotating the shaft to cause i the accompanying drawings and specifically the chains to pull the hog from the table into pointed out in the appended claims. the tank. The shaft is turned by means of its In describing my invention in detail, referhandle to roll the hog in the scalding water ence will be had to the accompanying draw and then after the hog has been scalded, some 6 ings wherein like characters denote like or of the links of the chains are detached from corresponding parts throughout the several their adjacent links and placed in engageviews, and in which I ment with the hooks 14. Then the shaft is Figure 1 is a side view of the invention. again rotated to cause the chains to pull the Figure 2 is an end view thereof. hog from the tank on to the table, where the Figure 3 is a section on line3-3 of Figscraping operation may be carried out. By ure 1. making the table fo'ldable, it may be swung Figure 4 is a section on line 4- 1 of Figure downwardly against the sides of the tank 2, and showing the device in use. when not in use, and in this position, a link 5 Figure 5 is a sectional view showing how of each chain may be placed over the hooks the device is used to lift a hog from the tank 14: so that the table will be automatically upon the table. raised when the shaft is turned to lift the hog Figure 6 is a perspective view of a pair of from the tank on to the table. The angle connected links of the chains. cross pieces 12 act to prevent the hog slipping 30 In these views, the numeral 1 indicates the on the chains. scalding tank and 2 indicates a table It is thought from the foregoing descrip- 'hingedly connected with one side of the tank, tion that the advantages and novel features as shown at 3, and having a pair of legs 41 of the invention will be readily apparent. hingedly connected thereto. A. pair of up- It is to be understood that I may make right-s 5 is fastened to the tank, one at each changes in the construction and in the comend thereof and a shaft 6 is journaled in the bination and arrangement of the several u per ends of these uprights. One end of parts, provided that such changes fall within the shaft is provided with a handle 7 which the scope of the appended claims.

carries a ratchet 8 engaged by a dog 9 car- What I claim is: 40 ried by the upright for holding the shaft 1. A device of the class described comprisagainst retrograde movement. ing a tank, uprights connected with the ends A pair of sprockets 10 is fastened to the of the tank, a shaftjournaled in the uprights, shaft in spaced relation and an endless chain a handle on the shaft, sprocket wheels on the 11 passes over each sprocket and depends into shaft, endless chains passing over the wheels the tank. Some of the links of the chains and depending into the tank for supporting are connected together by the angle pieces 12 a hog in the tank and for turning the hog and the links of each chain are detachably when the shaft is turned, a table hingedly connected together by the hooks 13, though connected with one side of the tank, foldable if desired, but two of the links of each chain legs on the outer edge of the table and hooks may be detachably connected together in any on the table for receiving a link of eacl chain 103 after said link has been detached from the adjacent link to cause the chains to pull the hog from the tank and roll it upon the table when the shaft is turned.

2. A device of the class described comprising a tank, uprights connected With the ends of the tank, a shaft journaled in the uprights, a handle on the shaft, sprocket Wheels on the shaft, endless chains passing over the Wheels and depending into the tank for supporting a hog in the tank and for turning the hog when the shaft is turned, a table at one side of the tank and hooks on the table for receiving a link of each chain after said link has been detached from the adjacent link to cause the, chains to pull the hog from the tank and roll it upon the table when the shaft is turned. In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

WILLIAM BECHER, J R.

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