| 摘要 |
The invention comprises a method and an apparatus for packaging a plurality of cylindrically shaped shirred food casing strands (12), having a longitudinal axes (14), about the same lengths and first and second ends. The method includes the steps of: a) providing a hopper (22) with bottom (24, 26, 28) and side walls (30, 32) for receipt of a plurality of the food casing strands (12); b) lining the hopper (22) with a single sheet of film material (34) having a width (36) greater than the length (16) of the strands (12) so that the film (34) has first and second portions (38, 40) that extend upwardly beyond both side walls (30, 32) of the hopper; c) filling the hopper (22) with the food casing strands (12) and orienting them so that the longitudinal axes of the strands are parallel with each other and with the sidewalls of the hopper; d) bringing the first and second film portions (38, 40) together above the strands while tightening the film around the strands; and e) sealing the first and second film portions (38, 40) together to form a seal to make a tight film package around the strands.
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