MACHINE FOR AUTOMATICALLY, CYCLICALLY TYING FILLED OR EMPTY OBJECTS BY MEANS OF A WIRE OR STRING

摘要

An automatic machine for forming "capstan knots" on casings for products such as sausages includes first and second stations, wherein the casings are advanced through the first station and a continuous strand for tying the capstan knots is advanced through the second station. The strand is displaced in the second station to form a strand surrounded area which receives an empty portion of one of the casings and is closed about the empty portion to form the capstan knot. The strand is cut after the knot is formed.