Shirred sausage casing and process for its production

US4562101A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Hoechst GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Klaus Andra · Zornheim, DE
• Elfriede Hutschenruter · Schlangenbad, DE
• Horst-Erich Besier · Taunusstein, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 28, 1983
• Grant date: Dec 31, 1985
• Expiry date: Apr 28, 2003

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10T428/1324
• WIPO field: Other special machines
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

Disclosed is a shirred sausage casing of a web film in the form of a tubing which comprises a seam region, formed from the edge regions of the web film, which extends in a helically twisted manner about the longitudinal axis of the casing in a manner wherein more than 10 helical turns are present in a 10 m length of the casing. Also disclosed is a process for producing a casing of this type.