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or tree is therefore greatly facilitated. More-
over, as the hangers are removable the hooks
can be conveniently cleaned.
Having thus described the invention, what
5 is claimed is:-
- 1. A meat tree comprising a supporting
guide or housing, members movably mount-
ed therein, groups of suspending devices con-
nected to said members, and means cooper-
10 ating with said members for simultaneously
shifting the groups toward or from each other.
2. A meat tree comprising a guide, rack
bars within the guide, bars at right angles to
each other attached to each rack bar and
15 forming a group, and a pinion between and
engaging said rack bars for changing the ver-
tical distance between said groups of bars.
3. A meat tree comprising a guide, slidable
members within the guide, a group of sup-
20 porting bars attached to each member, said
groups being in different horizontal planes,
and means cooperating with the slidable
members for simultaneously moving said
groups in opposite directions vertically.4. A meat tree comprising a guide, paral- 26
lel rack bars in the guide, a longitudinal bar
extending from each rack bar, bars at a right
angle to each other and perpendicular to each
longitudinal bar and forming groups, said
groups being in different parallel planes, and 30
a pinion adapted to operate said rack bars
simultaneously in opposite directions.
5. A meat tree comprising a supporting
guide or housing, superposed groups of bars
within the guide, means cooperating with the 35
bars for simultaneously shifting each group
to vary the distance between said groups,
and a hanger provided with a plurality of
hooks and removably supported on one of
said bars. 40
In testimony that I claim the foregoing as
my own, I have hereto affixed my signature
in the presence of two witnesses.
GEORGE E. RICHMOND.
Witnesses:
J. T. GIBBONS,
J. H. WIGZELL.0
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Richmond, George E. Meat-Tree, patent, August 25, 1908; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth508178/m1/3/: accessed June 20, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.