Elastic poultry binder construction and method of use for binding poultry

Abstract

A vulcanized latex loop or loops, wrapped by multiple spirally wound, generally non-elastic ribbons may be stretched over the legs and tail of a dressed bird to close the cavity of the bird during cooking. The loop or loops may be stretched to bind a bird in various ways depending upon the size and configuration of the bird.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method of trussing a poultry bird comprising:
 (a) providing a bird having two spaced hocks and a tail spaced therefrom with a cavity internal to said bird intermediate the tail and hocks, said hocks and tail forming a triangular point pattern, said hocks defining first and second corners of said pattern and said tail defining a third corner apex of the triangular pattern: said hocks and extending around said hocks in opposed side by side convergence with a top run and a bottom run, said top run fitted over said tail corner to support said tail by said hocks and close, at least in part, said cavity;   (b) providing an elastic, closed loop band of vulcanized latex material having a range of elasticity of about 150-200%, a diameter in the range of about 0.5 to 3.5 millimeters and a length in the range of about 3.5 to 7 inches, said loop band having first and second textured polyester 300/2, 600/1, or 450/2 denier material woven ribbons wrapped in a spiral path on said loop band to provide a cover for said loop band over said unstretched loop band, said first one of said ribbons attached to said loop band, said first ribbon comprising a cover material applied in a first spiral wrapping sense on said loop band selected from a counterclockwise wrap and a clockwise wrap, said second ribbon comprising a cover material applied over said first ribbon and said loop band in an opposite wrapping sense in combination with the unstretched and stretched loop band, said ribbons each having a substantially equal uniform width in the range of about 0.25 to 4.0 millimeters, each being substantially inelastic in a longitudinal direction and auxetic in a lateral direction, said ribbons in combination with said loop band providing complete coverage of said loop band at least within the range of elasticity of said loop band trussing said bird; and   (c) positioning the loop over the spaced hocks to form a loop around the hocks with a top side of the loop between the hocks and a bottom side between the hocks followed by stretching (1) the top side over the tail or (2) the top side over the bottom side followed by folding over the tail.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1  wherein said top side is twisted intermediate said hocks and said tail below attachment over the tail.