Hoechst Aktiengesellschaft

Klaus Andra

Elfriede Hutschenreuter

Walter Seifried

Herbert Porrmann

Horst-Erich Besier

Elfriede Hutschenruter

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.

Shirred sausage casing and process for its production

A tubular casing for foodstuffs, in particular sausages, comprising a web (4) which is curved along its longitudinal axis and having its longitudinal edge regions (1, 2) bonded by a glued seam. The edge regions (1,2) meet or overlap and are bonded with a strip of film (6). The strip of film (6) comprises a material which is capable of shrinking in the direction of its longitudinal axis at a temperature between about 60.degree. to 100.degree. C. A pressure-sensitive adhesive is used for the bonding. The tubular casing carries an adhesion-promoting layer (5) on the surface adjacent to the adhesive layer (3). Heating the filled casing gives it a curved form.

Tubular casing with glued seam and its manufacture and use for curved or

A tubular casing for foodstuffs, in particular sausages, comprising a web (4) which is curved along its longitudinal axis and having its longitudinal edge regions (1, 2) bonded by a glued seam. The edge regions (1, 2) meet or overlap and are bonded with a strip of film (6). A pressure-sensitive adhesive is used for the bonding. The tubular casing carries an adhesion-promoting layer (5) on the surface adjacent to the adhesive layer (3). Preferably, the strip of film and the edge regions of the web are comprised of a smoke-permeable material, and optionally the pressure-sensitive adhesive layers also have a smoke-permeable structure, such as perforations. The tubular casing can also be shirred.

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Zornheim, Germany

Klaus Andra