Machine for a continuous commercially packing of slaughtered fowl
AssigneeFirma Geflugelschlachterei Gebr. Stolle
InventorJosef Kamphaus
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Abstract
An improved machine for continuous commercial packing of slaughtered fowl into bags of the type having a packing funnel, a piston which pushes the fowl through the packing funnel and a bag supply which is provided at the discharge opening of the packing funnel, is provided which includes a centering tool disposed in front of the entrance opening of the packing funnel. The centering tool includes means for enclosing the legs of the slaughtered fowl and pushing the legs into the path of the piston, which means is moveable in timed relationship with respect to the piston.
Claims9
An improved machine for continuous commercial packing of slaughtered fowl into bags of the type having a packing funnel, a piston which pushes the fowl through the packing funnel and a bag supply which is provided at the discharge opening of the packing funnel, the improvement comprising:
- a centering tool disposed in front of the entrance opening of the packing funnel, said centering tool including means for enclosing the legs of the slaughtered fowl and pushing the legs into the path of said piston, said means being movable in timed relationship with respect to said piston;
- drive means for reciprocally moving said means for enclosing and pushing between an operating and non-operating position;
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- a bag clamping element coupled to and actuated by said drive means for clamping a bag from said bag supply onto the rim of said discharge opening of said packing funnel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.