Rotor for the forming of glass filaments

Claim 1

A ROTOR, FOR USE IN ROTARY SYSTEMS OF FIBERIZATION WHEREIN A SUPPLY OF MOLTEN MATERIAL IS DEPOSITED ON THE BASE OF A ROTOR AND URGED BY CNETRIFUGAL FORCE THROUGH OPENINGS IN A PERIPHERAL WALL OF THE ROTOR TO PRODUCE FILAMENTS OF MOLTEN MATERIAL TO BE ATTENUATED INTO FIBERS COMPRISING; (A) A BASE HAVING AT LEAST ONE BROAD SURFACE AREA FOR RECEIVING A SUPPLY OF MOLTEN MATERIAL, (B) MEANS FOR ROTATING SAID BASE ABOUT AN AXIS EXTENDING GENERALLY PERPENDICULAR TO SAID BROAD SURFACE AREA, (C) MEANS CONNECTING SAID BASE TO SAID ROTATION MEANS, (D) A FIRST ANNULAR WALL SECURED TO SAID BASE AND FORMING THE PERIPHERAL WALL THEREOF, (E) SAID PERIPHERAL WALL HAVING A PLURALITY OF OPERNINGS THEREIN A APPROXIMATELY THE AXIALY MEDIAL PORITON THEREOF AND SOLID WALL PORTIONS ON EACH AXIAL SIDE OF SAID MEDIAL PORTION. (F) MEANS FOR DEPOSITING A SUPPLY OF MOLTEN MATERIAL ONTO THE BROAD SURFACE AREA OF SAID BASE TO BE URGED BY CENTRIFUGAL FORCE IN A RADIALLY OURWARD DIRECTION, (G) MEANS RADIALLY OPPOSITE SAID METAL PORTION AND CONNECTED TO SAID ROTOR FOR ROTATION THEREWITH FOR DIVIDING SAID SUPPLY OF MOLTEN MATERIAL INTO A PLURALITY OF STREAMS MOVING IN A RADIALLY OUTWARD DIRECTION. (H) SAID DIVIDING MEANS SPACING SAID STREAM FROM EACH OTHER IN AN AZIAL DIRECTION A DISTANCE GREATER THAN THE AXIAL EXTENT OF SAID MEDIAL PORTION OF SAID PERIPHERAL WALL CONTAINING SAID OPENINGS SO THAT SAID RADIALLY WALL CONTAINING SAID OPENINGS SO THAT SAID RADIALLY MOVING STREAMS ARE INTERCEPTED BY THE SOLID PORTION OF SAID PERIPHERAL WALL TO FORM LAYERS OF MOLTEN MATERIAL AXIALLY SPACED FROM SAID MEDIAL PORTION FROM WHICH PORTIONS THEREOF MOVE AXIALLY OVER THE INNER PERIPHERAL SURFACE OF SAID PERIPHERAL WALL FROM OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS TOWARD SAID OPENINGS THEREIN.