Large encased meat product with flat ends
AssigneeJohn H. Beckman
InventorsJohn H. Beckman, George C. Haettinger, Leonard I. Tafel, Stuart P. Gavin
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Abstract
A joining system for flat end discs is used in an elongated encased food product. The food casing is joined to the flat end discs permitting food stuffing of the casing. An adhesive joining, a clamping joining, a tension band joining or a piercing joining takes place in an area external to and within the peripheral boundaries of the flat end discs. The axial outward force of the food product on the discs is thus coupled to the axial tension of the casing joined to the discs.
Claims23
An elongated encased food product having flat ends, comprising:
- a length of tubular elongated casing,
- a food product contained within said casing;
- and
- a flat end plate,
- wherein said tubular casing being in axially stretched condition caused by its containment of said food product and containment of said flat end plate, said flat end plate being located near a terminal end of said casing and being oriented normal thereto;
- a terminal portion of said casing extending axially beyond the outer surface of said end plate, said terminal portion of said casing terminating in a periphery smaller than the periphery of said end plate;
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- holding means for holding said terminal portion of said casing to the peripheral area of the outer surface of said end plate for coupling the axially outward force of the contained food product pressing against the inner surf ace of said end plate, with the axial tension of the casing.
An elongated encased food product comprising a tubular casing in a state of biaxial tension and having two end zones, at least one of said end zones being in a state of axial and radial tension;
- a food product contained within said casing;
- a flat end unit disposed within said casing in the area of the one end zone;
- and holding means for holding said one end zone to said end plate for coupling the axial outward force of the contained food product pressing against the interior surface of said end unit, with the axial tension of said casing, said holding means operating in the peripheral boundary of said end unit for preventing said one end zone from being stretched over said peripheral edge of said end unit by action of said outward force.
An elongated encased food product comprising a tubular casing in a state of biaxial tension and having two end zones, at least one of said end zones being in a state of axially and radial tension;
- a food product contained within said casing;
- an end unit disposed within said casing in the area of the one end zone and providing a flat inner surface for contacting said food product, said end unit including a casing confronting side surface;
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- preapplied hot melt adhesive means located on said casing confronting side surface for holding said one end zone to said end plate for coupling the axial outward force of the contained food product pressing against the inner surface of said end unit, with the axially tension of said casing, said adhesive preventing said one end zone from being stretched away from said casing confronting side surface of said end unit by action of said outward force.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.