Anal sealing of carcasses
CA 2304754 A1 · Owner: Finney, Andrew Leslie · Inventors: Finney, Andrew Leslie; Gregor, David
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The 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 …
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- Filed September 28, 1998. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended September 28, 2018.
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