Appeal No. 95-3870
Application 07/993,551
second portion is to have a transverse width less than that of the first portion. As seen
from claim 1 on appeal, the optical values for the two portions of the casings are to have
specified values. The advantages of using a casing as specified in claim 1 are set forth in
the paragraph bridging pages 11-12 of the supporting specification as follows:
The present invention seeks to provide a cellulosic casing and
encased food product whereby the casing may advantageously have at least
two longitudinal portions with different optical properties. In a most preferred
embodiment of the invention a cleat colorless, longitudinal portion is
provided in an otherwise colored casing to allow either a manufacturer to
view the encased product e.g. for color development during processing or a
consumer to view the encased product e.g. for meat particle definition and
quality. In this preferred embodiment the colored portion of the casing
makes up an equal or greater surface area of casing relative to the clear
portion in order to assist the manufacturer in quality control. This colored
portion helps ensure that casing or casing segments are not mixed with
meat emulsion for admission to the feed hopper of a stuffing machine e.g. by
contamination of meat in the strip-out tub with casing. The colored portion of
the casing also helps identify
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