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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 18, 2005
Filed:
Oct. 09, 2003
Steven P. Hergott, West Des Moines, IA (US);
David S. Hamblin, Norwalk, IA (US);
Michael J. Hardy, West Des Moines, IA (US);
Steven P. Hergott, West Des Moines, IA (US);
David S. Hamblin, Norwalk, IA (US);
Michael J. Hardy, West Des Moines, IA (US);
Townsend Engineering Company, Des Moines, ID (US);
Abstract
A method of advancing a sausage casing mounted on a stuffing tube into a twisting mechanism includes placing a hollow natural sausage casing on the outside surface of a stuffing tube and engaging the casing with a roller. The roller then forces the casing to slide toward the discharge end of the stuffing tube. The roller may be attached to an arm that has its height controlled by the rotation of a cam. By controlling the arm height the cam controls the feed pattern of the casing.