Chuck for meat encasing machines

Abstract

A chuck for a meat encasing machine has an elongated body having an inlet end and a discharge end. The body has an elongated hollow bore extending therethrough and an exterior cylindrical surface. A plurality of radially extending flutes are in the bore of the body for purposes of grasping and imparting rotational motion to a filled meat casing. An annular groove extends around the exterior cylindrical surface of the body member. A resilient O-ring is mounted in the groove and slightly projects outwardly from the groove to frictionally engage a socket into which the chuck is inserted.

I claim:  
     
       1. A chuck for a meat encasing machine, comprising, 
       an elongated body having an inlet end and a discharge end, a hollow bore extending therethrough, and exterior cylindrical surface,  
       a plurality of radially extending flutes in said bore,  
       an annular groove extending around said exterior cylindrical surface,  
       a resilient O-ring in said annular groove and slightly projecting outwardly from said groove to frictionally engage a socket  26  into which said chuck is inserted to prevent oscillation of said chuck with respect to said socket.  
     
     
       2. A chuck for a meat encasing machine, comprising, 
       an elongated body having an inlet end and a discharge end, a hollow bore extending therethrough, and exterior cylindrical surface,  
       a plurality of radially extending flutes in said bore,  
       resilient means on said chuck to frictionally engage a socket into which said chuck is inserted to prevent oscillation of said chuck with respect to said socket.