Device for separating sausages from a string of sausages
OwnerChristof Stimpflinventor
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Abstract
A device for separating sausages from a string of sausages, in which the sausages are connected by a twisted section comprising at least one clip. The invention is characterized in that a knife rotates about the twisted section, cutting the latter with its blade positioned in front of and/or behind the clip.
Claims9
A device for separating sausages from a sausage string wherein the sausage string includes a plurality of sausages connected via a twist point which is provided with at least one clip, the improvement comprising:
- cutting means for separating sausages at the twist point, said cutting means comprising a cutter, first motor means for moving the cutter in a direction wherein the cutter penetrates the twist point, and second motor means for rotating the cutter around the twist point for separating the sausage from the sausage string.
A method for separating sausages from a sausage string wherein the sausage string includes a plurality of sausages connected via a twist point which is provided with at least one clip, the method comprises the steps of:
- moving a cutter in a direction wherein the cutter penetrates the twist point of the sausage string;
- and
- thereafter rotating the cutter around the twist point for separating the sausage from the sausage string.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.