US4534084A
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Meat stuffing apparatus
Assignee: Teepak Properties LLC
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Filing: 1983-01-14
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Granted: 1985-08-13
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Expires: 2003-01-14
Abstract
Abstract An improved apparatus and arrangement is disclosed which is adopted for the automatic encasement of chunk, sectioned and formed meat products. More particularly, the improved apparatus and arrangement of the instant invention provides for automatically stuffing chunk, sectioned and formed meat products into continuous stock tubular casing.
Inventors
- 👤 Thomas R. Stanley
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-10 02:20
CPC Classifications
A; A22; A22C; A22C11/00; A22C11/02; A22C13/00; A22C13/0003
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 24
Claim 1
Independent Claim
168 words
An arrangement for the automatic production of stuffed meats from a continuous band tubular casing comprising: a meat extruder, having a filling nozzle means; a carrier means for selectively carrying at least a portion of a continuous band tubular casing from a casing uptake and adjustment means to said filling nozzle means and comprising means for engaging the forward open end of said tubular casing with said filling nozzle means; and a continuous band tubular casing uptake, lock and adjustment means comprising at least two casing lock means for intermittently engaging and preventing through movement of said casing, a casing uptake and adjustment means for intermittently drawing measured amounts of casing from a casing supply means and intermittently tensioning casing which has been fed to said carrier means, said casing uptake and adjustment means disposed between said lock means comprising an intermittently displaceable casing guide means and, control means for sequentially, intermittently engaging said casing lock means and displaceable casing guide means in casing uptake and tensioning function.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
168 words
An arrangement for the automatic production of stuffed meats from a continuous band tubular casing comprising: a meat extruder, having a filling nozzle means; a carrier means for selectively carrying at least a portion of a continuous band tubular casing from a casing uptake and adjustment means to said filling nozzle means and comprising means for engaging the forward open end of said tubular casing with said filling nozzle means; and a continuous band tubular casing uptake, lock and adjustment means comprising at least two casing lock means for intermittently engaging and preventing through movement of said casing, a casing uptake and adjustment means for intermittently drawing measured amounts of casing from a casing supply means and intermittently tensioning casing which has been fed to said carrier means, said casing uptake and adjustment means disposed between said lock means comprising an intermittently displaceable casing guide means and, control means for sequentially, intermittently engaging said casing lock means and displaceable casing guide means in casing uptake and tensioning function.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
An arrangement according to claim 1 wherein said displaceable casing guide means is a roller means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
27 words
An arrangement according to claim 1 comprising at least one fixed casing guide means disposed between one of said lock means and said uptake and adjustment means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
15 words
An arrangement according to claim 3 wherein said fixed casing guide means is adjustably mounted.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
17 words
An arrangement according to claim 1 wherein said displaceable casing guide means is displaced by pneumatic means.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
16 words
An arrangement according to claim 1 wherein said casing lock means is engaged by pneumatic means.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
31 words
An arrangement according to claim 1 wherein means are provided on said carrier means for selectively maintaining said casing thereon as said carrier means is advancing toward said filling nozzle means.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
43 words
An arrangement according to claim 1 wherein a guiding frame means is provided extending substantially from said casing feed, lock and adjusting means to said filling nozzle means, and wherein means are provided for mounting said carrier means on said guiding frame means.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
54 words
An arrangement according to claim 8, comprising means for automatically closing and cutting the continuous band tubular casing including a first and second element disposed above and below said guiding frame means, said means being spaced along said guiding frame means at a distance corresponding substantially to the length of the cased stuffed meat.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
13 words
An arrangement according to claim 1 wherein said carrier means is pneumatically driven.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
28 words
An arrangement according to claim 1 wherein at least one of said casing lock means comprises a pneumatic driven locking bar compressing said casing against a stationary bar.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
59 words
An arrangement in accord with claim 1 wherein meat is extruded from a meat stuffing hopper through said filling nozzle by ramming means, said ramming means having disposed on the ramming surface thereof, at least one port extending through the ramming means to another surface thereof which is not in continuous contact with meat contained in the stuffing hopper.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
38 words
The arrangement of claim 12 wherein a valve is provided that comprises a head which extends over the port opening in the ramming surface and is secured to a spindle which is slidably attached to said ramming means.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
24 words
The arrangement of claim 13 wherein the ramming surface of said ramming means contains a depression, configured to accept the head of said valve.
Claim 16
Independent Claim
207 words
An apparatus for the automatic production of stuffed meats from a continuous band tubular casing comprising: a continuous band tubular casing uptake, lock and adjustment means comprising at least two casing lock means for intermittently engaging and preventing through movement of said casing, a casing uptake and adjustment means for intermittently drawing measured amounts of casing from a casing supply means and intermittently tensioning casing which has been fed to a carrier means, said casing uptake and adjustment means disposed between said lock means comprising an intermittently displaceable casing guide means disposed between fixed casing guide means and control means for sequentially, intermittently engaging said casing lock means and displaceable casing guide means in casing uptake and tension function; a carrier, having means for selectively carrying at least a portion of continuous band tubular casing from said casing feed, lock and adjustment means to a filling nozzle of a meat extruding means and comprising means for engaging the forward open end of said tubular casing with said filling nozzle means; and a meat extruding means comprising a meat extruder filling nozzle engaging a meat stuffing hopper, said hopper containing means therein for forcing chunk, sectioned and formed meat from said hopper through said meat extruder filling nozzle.
Claim 17
Independent Claim
207 words
An apparatus for the automatic production of stuffed meats from a continuous band tubular casing comprising: a continuous band tubular casing uptake, lock and adjustment means comprising at least two casing lock means for intermittently engaging and preventing through movement of said casing, a casing uptake and adjustment means for intermittently drawing measured amounts of casing from a casing supply means and intermittently tensioning casing which has been fed to a carrier means, said casing uptake and adjustment means disposed between said lock means comprising an intermittently displaceable casing guide means disposed between fixed casing guide means and control means for sequentially, intermittently engaging said casing lock means and displaceable casing guide means in casing uptake and tension function; a carrier, having means for selectively carrying at least a portion of continuous band tubular casing from said casing feed, lock and adjustment means to a filling nozzle of a meat extruding means and comprising means for engaging the forward open end of said tubular casing with said filling nozzle means; and a meat extruding means comprising a meat extruder filling nozzle engaging a meat stuffing hopper, said hopper containing means therein for forcing chunk, sectioned and formed meat from said hopper through said meat extruder filling nozzle.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
22 words
The apparatus of claim 15 wherein said means for forcing chunk, sectioned and formed meat from said hopper is a ramming means.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
43 words
The apparatus of claim 16 wherein said ramming means has disposed on the ramming surface thereof, at least one valved port extending through said ramming means to another surface thereof which is not in continuous contact with meat contained in said stuffing hopper.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
38 words
The arrangement of claim 17 wherein a valve is provided that comprises a head which extends over the port opening in the ramming surface and is secured to a spindle which is slidably attached to said ramming means.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
24 words
The arrangement of claim 18 wherein the ramming surface of said ramming means contains a depression, configured to accept the head of said valve.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
17 words
The apparatus of claim 16 wherein said ramming means comprises a ramming piston which is pneumatically driven.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
37 words
The apparatus of claim 15 wherein a pneumatically driven meat hopper lid engages the filling opening of said meat stuffing hopper and acts to compress meat contained in said hopper to a predetermined area of the hopper.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
37 words
The apparatus of claim 16 wherein a pneumatically driven meat hopper lid engages the filling opening of said meat stuffing hopper and acts to compress meat contained in said hopper to a predetermined area of the hopper.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1988-08-12 | 1989-02-11 | 1989-08-13 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1992-08-12 | 1993-02-11 | 1993-08-13 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1996-08-12 | 1997-02-11 | 1997-08-13 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |