Patent ID: 6231911
Filing Date: 2001-05-15
Classification: A22C,B26D,Y10T

Abstract:
A device for superficially incising a sausage-like meat product which comprises:a base;a tubular shaped cutter housing formed with a lumen for receiving a cylindrical shaped meat product therethrough, said cutter housing having an inlet and outlet, and having an inner surface and outer surface, said cutter housing also defining a longitudinal axis;at least one cutting blade mounted on said cutter housing to protrude from said inner surface toward said axis, said cutting blade having a first end and a second end with said cutting blade inclined at an angle .alpha. relative to said longitudinal axis with said first end of said cutting blade being closer to said cutter housing inlet than said second end of said cutting blade;a motor mounted on said base for rotating said cutter housing around said longitudinal axis;an injector mounted on said base for injecting the meat product into said housing inlet; andan ejector mounted on said base for withdrawing the incised meat product from said cutter housing outlet.