Apparatus for depositing fibrous material into containers

Apparatus for depositing a predetermined amount of material such as meat into a container comprising a housing having a discharge opening in one side thereof, extrusion means in said housing for extruding a predetermined portion of material from a mass of material in said housing through said opening, slide means mounted for sliding movement across said one side of said housing between a receiving position and an ejecting position, an open ended tubular receiver mounted on said slide means to be located with one end of said receiver in sealed registry with said opening when said slide means is in said receiving position to receive said portion of material from said container means, both open ends of said receiver being exposed when said slide means is in said ejecting position, and reciprocal piston means aligned with said receiver when said slide means is in said ejecting position and movable from a retracted position spaced from one end of said receiver entirely through said receiver to a location spaced a preselected distance beyond the opposite end of said receiver to eject said portion of material from said receiver into the container, and means for adjusting the length of stroke of said piston means to establish said preselected distance.