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Method and apparatus for suspending a sausage from a stick

US7249997B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 18, 2005
Grant dateJul 31, 2007
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Expiry dateAug 13, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA22C15/001
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus for suspending a sausage from a stick includes an endless circulating body provided with hooks; stick supporting members for supporting a stick at a position below the hooks; a pair of stick-supporting-member actuating devices for moving the stick supporting members toward or away from the stick; and a stick transferring device for transferring the sausage suspended from the hooks onto the stick while removing the stick from the stick supporting members, and for concurrently supplying an ensuing stick onto the stick supporting members.

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