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US 4,924,552 AGranted
Net rucker
AssigneeBrechteen Co.
InventorMichael J. Sullivan
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Abstract
Apparatus for shirring food stuffing netting onto a temporary carrier sleeve. An empty sleeve is placed on a platform and an end of the tubular netting is slid over the sleeve. The platform is raised between a pair of rucking wheels which are rotated to pull the netting from a roll thereof and shirr it onto the sleeve in a fast, dense and essentially noise-free manner.
Claims15
Apparatus for shirring food stuffing netting onto a temporary carrier sleeve, said apparatus comprising:
- a movable platform for supporting the sleeve;
- a plurality of rucking wheels;
- guide means for initially guiding said netting between the wheels and onto the sleeve;
- elevator means for raising the platform so that the wheels contact the netting on the sleeve;
- and
- drive means for rotating the wheels in opposite directions to pull the netting over an end of the sleeve and shirr it in multiple folded layers about the circumference of the sleeve.
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A method of shirring a tubular food stuffing netting onto a temporary carrier sleeve, said method comprising:
- placing the sleeve onto a platform;
- sliding an end of the netting over the sleeve;
- moving the platform to carry the sleeve between a pair of rucking wheels which contact the netting;
- and
- rotating the wheels in opposite directions to shirr the netting onto the sleeve
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.