Encasing apparatus for combined collagen and tubular netting arrangements
AssigneeMerctech Pty Ltd
InventorEnnio Mercuri
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Abstract
An encasing apparatus for encasing meat products in a double casing including a combined film and a net is described. A casing tube is placed over a meat stuffing horn and is preloaded with a shirred film and net casing for double casing meat exiting the meat stuffing horn. To reduce the risk of tearing of the collagen as it is deshirred and stuffed, the casing tube is oversized with respect to the meat stuffing horn and has a first outer diameter within 10-20% of the diameter of the expanded collagen casing.
Claims11
An encasing apparatus for encasing meat products extruded from a meat stuffing horn having a meat outlet end in a double casing comprising a film casing and a net casing, the encasing apparatus comprising:
- a casing tube with a first outer diameter wherein in use a film casing and a net casing is shirred onto the casing tube, and the shined casing tube is co-axially mounted over a meat stuffing horn having a meat outlet end, and the expanded film casing has a second diameter, and the ratio of the second diameter to the first outer diameter is between 1.05 and 1.35.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.