Controls for a depositor

Claim 1

IN A DEPOSITOR COMPRISED OF A HOPPER, A DIE, MEANS FOR EXTRUDING MATERIAL FROM SAID HOPPER THROUGH SAID DIE, A CUT-OFF MEMBER FOR CUTTING THE EXTRUDED MATERIAL FROM SAID DIE, A MOVING BELT TO RECEIVE THE CUT MATERIAL, AND A MOTOR AND TRANSMISSION MEANS FOR ACTUATING THE EXTRUSION MEANS, THE BELT AND THE CUT-OFF MEMBER, THE IMPROVEMENT WHICH COMPRISES: A PLATEN LOCATED BENEATH SAID BELT AND UNDER SAID DIE, MEANS TO MOVE SAID PLATEN TOWARD SAID DIE IN TIMED RELATION WITH SAID CUT-OFF MEMBER SO THAT SAID BELT IS CLOSEST TO SAID DIE WHEN SAID CUT-OFF MEMBER PASSES THROUGH THE EXTRUDED MATERIAL, A SHUTTLE MECHANISM IN WHICH SAID CUT-OFF MEMBER IS MOUNTED, A CUT-OFF TRACK, SAID SHUTTLE MECHANISM INCLUDING A CONTROL MEMBER WHICH RIDES ON SAID TRACK, THE STROKE OF SAID CUT-OFF MEMBER AND SHUTTLE MECHANISM BEING DEPENDENT ON CONTACT OF SAID CONTROL MEMBER ON SAID CUT-OFF TRACK, MEANS TO VARY THE LENGTH OF SAID CUT-OFF TRACK, A RETURN TRACK EXTENDING UNDER SAID CUT-OFF TRACK AND POSITIONED TO RECEIVE SAID CONTROL MEMBER WHEN IT DROPS OFF THE END OF SAID CUT-OFF TRACK, AND MEANS TO MOVE SAID RETURN TRACK TOWARD AND AWAY FROM SAID CUT-OFF TRACK.