US3264679A
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Apparatus for making linked products
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1963-12-24
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Granted: 1966-08-09
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Expires: 1983-12-24
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Charles D Moekle
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 04:48
CPC Classifications
A; A22; A22C; A22C11/00; A22C11/10; A22C11/108
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
149 words
AN APPARATUS FOR FORMING A STUFFED PRODUCT INTO A SERIES OF INTEGRALLY-CONNECTED LINKS COMPRISING A PRODUCTFEEDING MEANS INCLUDING A ROTATABLE GENERALLY VERTICALLYPOSITIONED CASING HOLDER ADAPTED TO SUPPORT A PRODUCT CASING TO BE FILLED WITH A FLUID-LIKE PRODUCT, SAID CASING HOLDER HAVING AN INLET END AND AN EXHAUST END, CONVEYOR MEANS INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF SPACED PINCHER ASSEMBLIES CARRIED THEREWITH, A PORTION OF THE PATH OF MOVEMENT TRANSVERSED BY THE SPACED PINCHER ASSEMBLIES BEING IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE EXHAUST END OF SAID CASING HOLDER, MEANS FOR CLOSING THE PINCHER ASSEMBLIES IN SUCCESSION UPON THE FILLED CASING EJECTED FROM THE ROTATING CASING HOLDER, MEANS FOR SUBSEQUENTLY RELEASING THE PINCHER ASSEMBLIES IN SUCCESSION FROM THE TWISTED LINKS, THE SPACED PINCHER ASSEMBLIES CONSTITUTING THE SOLE SUPPORTING MEANS FOR THE TWISTED LINKS, WHEREBY SUCCESSIVE LINKS ARE TWISTED IN THE SAME DIRECTION TO THEREBY PREVENT THE UNTWISTING THEREOF UPON RELEASE OF SAID PINCHER ASSEMBLIES.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
149 words
AN APPARATUS FOR FORMING A STUFFED PRODUCT INTO A SERIES OF INTEGRALLY-CONNECTED LINKS COMPRISING A PRODUCTFEEDING MEANS INCLUDING A ROTATABLE GENERALLY VERTICALLYPOSITIONED CASING HOLDER ADAPTED TO SUPPORT A PRODUCT CASING TO BE FILLED WITH A FLUID-LIKE PRODUCT, SAID CASING HOLDER HAVING AN INLET END AND AN EXHAUST END, CONVEYOR MEANS INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF SPACED PINCHER ASSEMBLIES CARRIED THEREWITH, A PORTION OF THE PATH OF MOVEMENT TRANSVERSED BY THE SPACED PINCHER ASSEMBLIES BEING IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE EXHAUST END OF SAID CASING HOLDER, MEANS FOR CLOSING THE PINCHER ASSEMBLIES IN SUCCESSION UPON THE FILLED CASING EJECTED FROM THE ROTATING CASING HOLDER, MEANS FOR SUBSEQUENTLY RELEASING THE PINCHER ASSEMBLIES IN SUCCESSION FROM THE TWISTED LINKS, THE SPACED PINCHER ASSEMBLIES CONSTITUTING THE SOLE SUPPORTING MEANS FOR THE TWISTED LINKS, WHEREBY SUCCESSIVE LINKS ARE TWISTED IN THE SAME DIRECTION TO THEREBY PREVENT THE UNTWISTING THEREOF UPON RELEASE OF SAID PINCHER ASSEMBLIES.
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