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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 1987
Filed:
Jan. 23, 1985
Applicant:
Inventors:
Alfred J Evans, Raleigh, NC (US);
Raymond H Misner, Raleigh, NC (US);
James A Gallion, Cary, NC (US);
Melvin L Harrod, Raleigh, NC (US);
Assignee:
Tipper Tie, Inc., Apex, NC (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A22C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
17 33 ; 17 41 ;
Abstract
A sausage stuffing machine includes a cylindrical sausage discharge tube which dispenses sausage material into shirred casing stored on the tube. A clipper is positioned adjacent the end of the tube for sealing the filled casing at desired intervals. A casing brake mechanism is provided at the discharge end of the tube and includes an axially translatable ring which fits over the flared end of the tube to engage the shirred casing.