Casing brake assembly with moveable safety means

A casing brake assembly for applying a frictional force to a tubular or bag-shaped packaging casing being arranged on a filling tube of a production apparatus, like a clipping machine, which is used in the production of sausage-shaped products, like sausages, and for limiting the movement of said tubular or bag-shaped packaging casing at least while being filled, wherein the casing brake assembly comprises:

• tubular support means for supporting leastwise one brake element, wherein it further comprises
• a safety means comprising at least one tubular element and at least one switch element, the tubular element being arranged coaxially with the tubular support means upstream with respect to a filling direction of the packaging casing, wherein the tubular element is axially spaced apart and moveably arranged with respect to the tubular support means, and the switch element being stationary with respect to the tubular element and arranged for interacting with at least one safety means of the production apparatus.