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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 15, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 05, 2012
Shaughn M. Benson, Pierson, IA (US);
Adam Pfeifer, Dakota Dunes, SD (US);
Shaughn M. Benson, Pierson, IA (US);
Adam Pfeifer, Dakota Dunes, SD (US);
Tyson Foods, Inc., Springdale, AR (US);
Abstract
An embodiment of the invention includes a stuffer horn with spray system for elimination or reduction of pathogen contamination. One embodiment of the invention combines a stuffer horn with spray nozzles for the application of a safety intervention solution while the product is being placed into a bag. The stuffer comprises a horn with pivoting top jaw and fixed bottom jaw that funnels product into a bag that is placed over its nose and a cylinder that forces the product through the horn and into the bag. One implementation can include a cylindrical horn having a flexible overlapping side wall adapted to increase or decrease the inner diameter.