Patent ID: 6254470
Filing Date: 2001-07-03
Classification: A22C

Abstract:
An apparatus for cleaning animal intestines having an inner surface and an outer surface comprising:a. a horizontal tube member for supporting an intestine;b. a transporter mounted below and adjacent to the bottom side of said tube member for moving intestines from adjacent the distal end of said tube member towards the proximal end;c. support members attached to opposite sides of said transporter for supporting the outer portion of the intestine so as to provide a barrier member for shielding the outer surface of the intestine;d. a cutting blade mounted above said tube member to slit the intestine and to expose the inner surface thereof; ande. a plurality of nozzles arranged at transversely opposite sides of said tube member for directing fluid downwardly and about the top side of said tube member and thereby wash the inner surface of the intestine such that contaminants are removed therefrom and are not readhered to the outer surface of the slit intestine.