Patent ID: 7661949
Filing Date: 2010-02-16
Classification: A22C

Abstract:
1. A sausage extrusion tube, comprising, an elongated hollow tube having a meat emulsion intake end and a meat emulsion discharge end, a restrictor element in the tube to partially restrict the longitudinal movement of sausage emulsion therethrough so as to divide meat emulsion passing therethrough into separate longitudinal portions comprised of first portion of meat emulsion that passes, engages and is deflected to pass over the restrictor element, and a second portion that does not engage the restrictor element and passes thereby without being deflected, wherein the restrictor element engages a bottom portion of the hollow tube, wherein an inclined ramp is on an upstream end of the restrictor element, wherein the restrictor element has a forward end that terminates in a diagonal undercut front end, and wherein the inclined ramp and the diagonal undercut front end have different angles relative to a longitudinal axis of the tube.