Patent ID: 8568807

Claim:
A method for closing the end of shirred tubular casings comprising the steps of: deshirring a terminal portion of the tubular casing in the direction of the axis of the stick; turning over the deshirred terminal portion in order to insert same inside the casing; securing the deshirred terminal portion from inside the casing; rotating the deshirred terminal portion; and flattening the rotated terminal portion after the rotation step is complete wherein the step of deshirring the terminal portion comprises: securing an end portion of the shirred casing; stretching and deshirring the end portion of the tubular casing; and trimming the deshirred portion of the casing; and wherein the steps of securing, stretching and deshirring the end portion of the tubular casing each comprise the use of an external clamping element.