Anal sealing of carcasses
Patent 6338674 Issued on January 15, 2002. Estimated Expiration Date: 
March 29, 2020. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
March 29, 2020. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesApparatus for cutting out the vent of a fowl Cloaca cutter Controlled device for removing the anus of slaughtered animals Rectum separating Skin-holding vent cutter Patent #: 5741176 InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 509572 filed on 03/29/2000US Classes:452/176, Visceral cavity closure452/122By tubular rotary cutterExaminersPrimary: Little, WillisAttorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassA22B 005/00Foreign Application Priority Data1997-09-26 AUAbstractThe invention provides a process and anal seal for sealing the anus of the carcass (10) of a slaughtered animal. The anal seal includes a plug (15) for insertion through the anus so that tissues (11) contract behind the plug, a clamp (20) movable towards the plug to clamp the tissues behind, and retaining means (40) to hold the clamp in its clamping position. The plug (15) is conical and has a back end (17) so that the clamp which is in the shape of a clamping disc (22) clamps against periphery (18) of the back end of the plug. The clamp (15) can slide on a stem (32) extending from the back end of the plug. The retaining means (40) can comprise biasing means (48) or a latch (41) to hold the clamp in its clamping position. An applicator tool (60) can mount the anal seal during insertion of the plug into the rectum and move the clamp from a retracted position to its operative clamping position. | |
