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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 25, 1976
Filed:
Apr. 09, 1973
Wilford O Barbee, Homer, NB (US);
Iowa Beef Processors, Inc., Dakota City, NB (US);
Abstract
A machine for washing tripe comprising an inclined housing having upper and lower ends with a central opening formed in the upper end thereof. A perforated drum is rotatably mounted in the housing and has an opening formed in its upper end with communicates with the central opening formed in the housing. A first spiral baffle is secured to the inside surface of the perforated drum for loading and agitating the tripe when the drum is rotated in a clockwise direction. A second spiral baffle is secured to the inside surface of the perforated drum for unloading the tripe when the drum is rotated in a counterclockwise direction. Means is provided for supplying water to the interior of the housing. Means is also provided for maintaining the water level within the housing so that a portion of the drum is submerged in the water.