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US 10,492,503 B1Granted
Adaptor for facilitating the manufacture of sausage
OwnerLouis Pete Kuciemba, Jr.inventor
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Abstract
A one-piece adaptor that fits directly onto the output end of a nozzle of a sausage stuffer, to quickly, inexpensively and easily facilitate the application of natural casings onto the stuffer nozzle without the use of any additional, complicated, specialized equipment.
Claims11
A method to facilitate the manufacture of sausage, comprising the steps of:
- a. providing a sausage stuffer having a generally cylindrical nozzle through which ground sausage material is extruded,
- b. applying an adaptor, having a tapered end portion, directly to an output end of said nozzle,
- c. applying a sausage casing, over said tapered end portion of said adaptor, directly onto said nozzle;
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- d. removing said adaptor from said nozzle, to commence the production of sausages.
2 more elements
An adaptor for facilitating the manufacture of sausage using a sausage stuffer having a generally cylindrical nozzle through which ground sausage material is extruded, comprising:
- a. a tapered end portion, and
- b. a collar adapted to be applied directly to an output end of said nozzle,
- wherein said tapered end portion is adapted to facilitate the application of a casing over said tapered end portion directly onto said nozzle, and wherein said adaptor is adapted to be removed from said nozzle through the force of said sausage material as it is extruded from said nozzle as the production of sausage begins.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.