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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 1995
Filed:
Jul. 07, 1993
Thomas R Stanley, Georgetown, IL (US);
Mark D Kelley, Kansas City, MO (US);
Richard S Glass, Covington, IN (US);
Teepak, Inc., Westchester, IL (US);
Abstract
A method for stuffing a tubular food casing to reduce trapped air in the finished product. The method comprises placing a shirred stick of food casing on a stuffing horn having an exit end through which food product flows into the casing, withdrawing a leading end portion of the casing over the exit end of the horn, closing the leading end portion, sealing the casing against the horn, drawing a vacuum within the tubular food casing, conducting food product through the exit end of the stuffing horn into said tubular food casing while maintaining the vacuum to stuff a portion of the food casing while withdrawing more casing over the exit end of the stuffing horn, and closing the food casing behind the stuffed portion of the food casing. The invention further includes an apparatus comprising a stuffing horn having an exit end through which food product flows into the casing, means for sealing the casing against the horn, means for drawing a vacuum within the tubular food casing and means for conducting food product through the exit end of the stuffing horn into said tubular food casing while maintaining the vacuum to stuff a portion of the food casing while withdrawing more casing over the exit end of the stuffing horn.