Method and means for injecting fluid into a meat product
CA 2286729 A1 · Owner: Townsend Engineering Company · Inventors: Townsend, Ray T.
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A machine (10) for injecting fluid into a meat product has a frame (12) and a meat injection station on the frame (12). An elongated conveyor (14) is mounted on the frame for carrying a meat product towards and through the injection station. A motor (30) is on the frame (12) for operating the conveyor (14). A meat injection head (50) on the frame (12) is located at the injection station and includes a plurality of downwardly extending fluid injection needles (56). A fluid reservoir (52) is mounted on the frame (12) and is connected to a pump (80), with the pump also being connected to the needles. The motor (30) is connected to a power train for moving the needles (56) into and out …
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- Filed April 22, 1998. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended April 22, 2018.
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