Patent ID: 6719621
Filing Date: 2004-04-13
Classification: A22C

Abstract:
A method of stuffing natural casings with emulsion, comprising,taking a length of hollow natural casing material, inserting into the casing material an emulsion stuffing tube having a first end and a discharge end for extruding emulsion into a casing on an outer surface of the stuffing tube, slidably mounting a switch housing on the stuffing tube at a location in engagement with a rearward end of the natural casing material opposite the discharge end of the stuffing tube, providing a switch in the switch housing with a movable switch actuator foot on the switch in supporting contact with the rearward end of the natural casing, extruding emulsion from the discharge end of the stuffing tube into the casing, moving the casing as it is receiving emulsion from the stuffing tube off of the stuffing tube and out of supporting contact with the actuator foot to cause the actuator foot to move whereupon the switch will send a signal to a controller to stop the extrusion of emulsion from the stuffing tube.