Abstract: A unitary limitedly flexible retainer for the legs of eviscerated poultry has multiple straps for engaging the creases in the poultry hocks together with an improved lower strap, together with a locking tab provides for positive locking of poultry legs of varying sizes and lengths for trussing poultry.

Abstract: A poultry or meat cooking timer has a hollow barrel with an open top slidably receiving a stem with an inner end immersed in a fusible holding material in the barrel to normally hold the stem within the barrel against the force of a spring in the barrel urging the stem outwardly therefrom. The stem has an integral tapered flange thereabout that is force fitted through an inner barrel ridge near the top of the barrel bore and the stem has a large top with a substantially flat surface for engaging a barrel flange for positively sealing the stem and barrel in normal retracted stem position to prevent intrusion of foreign substances into the barrel bore prior to stem release by the fusible material at a predetermined temperature.

Abstract: The present invention provides a unitary flexible retainer for holding the legs of eviscerated poultry tightly against the body of the fowl over the rear body opening and includes a central locking member cooperating with straps for positively securing the poultry legs tightly against each of the hocks thereof, together with anchors into kidney openings in the poultry backbone.

Abstract: A poultry leg retainer formed of resiliently deformable material has a bottom cross beam with upturned ends for lodgement in the kidney openings of poultry and resiliently extensible legs extending upwardly from the beam to a three dimensional basket configuration for engagement with the hocks of poultry legs for holding such legs against the body of poultry.

Abstract: The present invention provides an integral retainer for trussing the legs of eviscerated poultry including an upper bridle portion of resiliently deflectable strips adapted to fit about and across the hocks of poultry legs and connected by resiliently extensible legs to a rigid beam member having upturned pointed ends adapted for insertion in kidney holes in the backbone structure of poultry to anchor the retainer.

Abstract: A disposable cooking thermometer has a hollow barrel with a neck therein containing a stem that is spring loaded to move out of an open upper end of the barrel and is held within the barrel by a fusable material about an inner stem end in spaced relation below the barrel neck and about an internal barrel projection below the neck so that initial softening of the fusable material releases the stem to move a first predetermined distance whereat the material engages the barrel underneath the neck until the material melts to release the stem to move a second predetermined distance.

Abstract: An improved truck or undercarriage for a skate and adapted for injection molding has an elongated plastic body and a pair of traverse plastic axle elements with grooved projections through which mounting bolts extend to flexibly clamp the elements against depending V-shaped projections on the body for limited axle pivoting.

Abstract: A poultry leg retainer formed of a single elongated piece of material that is limitedly resiliently deformable, has a central U-shaped portion adapted to fit in the creases of poultry hocks with extensions to substantially right angle bends with outwardly extending shoulders curving through substantially 90.degree. in a plane inclined to the central portion and to the extensions with hooked legs depending from the shoulders to more positively grip and secure poultry legs to the carcass while admitting of bagging trussed fowl without puncture.

Abstract: A machine for automatically stripping the meat from a turkey leg or the like, has retaining means for gripping the leg and leg tendons adjacent the hocks and radially disposed stripping knives are driven longitudinally of the leg while being radially adjusted for following the bone contour to strip the meat from the bone and tendons.

Abstract: An improved structure for a disposable meat and poultry thermometer has a unitary top barrel closure extending laterally outward from a barrel beneath an indicating stem latched in storage position by a prong on the stem engaging the top closure. Lifting the outer end of the stem releases the latch so that a compression spring within the barrel urges an inner axial stem extension into a front barrel bore containing a material having a predetermined softening temperature so that the stem moves inwardly of the barrel as the inner barrel end temperature increases. Upper stem markings indicate thermometer temperature preferably in terms of the degree to which meat or the like is cooked.

Abstract: A limitedly flexible retainer as an integral plastic unit having a curved upper crosspiece with hooked legs depending from the ends thereof and a bar extending between lower portions of the legs. The retainer includes a locking arrangement including extensible straps connected to the upper crosspiece and to an extensible lower crosspiece for engagement with the hocks of poultry legs to retain them in trussed position.