Apparatus for drying sausages and the like

Claim 1

APPARATUS FOR DRYING SAUSAGES AND THE LIKE COMPRISING SUBSTANTIALLY FLAT TABLE MEANS HAVING AN ENTRANCE END ADAPTED TO RECEIVE WET SAUSAGES AND AN EXIT END, A STRIP OF ABSORBENT MATERIAL MOUNTED ON THE TOP SIDE OF SAID TABLE MEANS IN A COVERING RELATION THEREWITH AND EXTENDING BETWEEN THE ENTRANCE AND EXIT ENDS OF SAID TABLE MEANS, A SUPPLY OF SAID ABSORBENT MATERIAL CONNECTED TO SAID STRIP AT THE EXIT END OF SAID TABLE MEANS, MEANS FOR CONTINUOUSLY MOVING SAID STRIP IN A SUBSTANTIALLY HORIZONTAL DIRECTION FROM THE EXIT TOWARD THE ENTRANCE END OF SAID TABLE MEANS SO AS TO CONTINUOUSLY REMOVE MATERIAL FROM SAID SUPPLY, AND DRIVING MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID TABLE MEANS IMPARTING A VIBRATORY MOTION TO SAID TABLE MEANS HAVING VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL COMPONENTS SUFFICIENT TO TUMBLE SAUSAGES SUPPORTED ON SAID STRIP SO AS TO MOVE SAID SAUSAGES TOWARD SAID EXIT END OF SAID TABLE MEANS.