Patent ID: 7828636

Claim:
A method of washing animal intestines, comprising: securing at least one intestine section to a spigot provided on a flushing arm, the flushing arm including a plurality of spigots, wherein the at least one intestine section is secured to the spigot such that substantially all of the at least one intestine section hangs freely from the spigot under the force of gravity, and wherein the at least one intestine section hangs freely from the spigot for one substantially complete rotation of the flushing arm; rotating the flushing arm about a substantially vertical central axis of a rotating fluid tank as the at least one intestine section hangs freely from the spigot; receiving fluid under pressurized conditions at the flushing arm from the rotating fluid tank; and causing the fluid to issue under pressure from the flushing arm to wash the at least one intestine section secured thereto.