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Method and means for stuffing natural casings with sausage emulsion

US7066803B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 21, 2004
Grant dateJun 27, 2006
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Expiry dateJul 21, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA22C11/0209
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A machine for stuffing natural casings with emulsion, the machine having an emulsion stuffing tube with a first end and a discharge end for extruding emulsion into a casing on an outer surface of the stuffing tube, the stuffing tube extending through a twisting mechanism proximate the discharge end; and a follower having an insert with a central bore that slidably receives the stuffing tube wherein the insert has an outer surface and a receiving chamber with a diameter less than a diameter of the outer surface.

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