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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:
Nov. 11, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2002
Applicant:
Inventor:
John K. Buckles, Austin, MN (US);
Assignee:
Hormel Foods, LLC, Austin, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A22C 1/102 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A22C 1/102 ;
Abstract
A combination stuffing horn ( ) and skin brake ( ) allows for a stuffing apparatus ( ) for meat products ( ) to be utilized. The stuffing horn ( ) includes an elongate member ( ) with a bore ( ) through which the meat product passes. The elongate member ( ) has an outer cross section. The skin brake ( ) has an inflatable bladder which is positioned around the elongate member. The bladder, when inflated, conforms to the outer cross section, wherein pressure is exerted on a shirred casing as the casing is being pulled over the horn ( ) as the meat product ( ) is stuffed into the casing.