US3196487A
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Melt cutter apparatus
Assignee: EIDP Inc
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Filing: 1963-07-18
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Granted: 1965-07-27
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Expires: 1983-07-18
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Snelling William Dale
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 00:10
CPC Classifications
B; B29; B29B; B29B9/00; B29B9/02; B29B9/06; B29B9/065; B26; B26D; B26D1/00; B26D1/01; B26D1/12; B26D1/25; B26D1/34; B26D1/36; B26D1/45; B26D7/00; B26D7/26; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T83/00; Y10T83/283
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
192 words
AN IMPROVED ROTARY MELT CUTTER APPRATUS FOR PRODUCING PELLETS FROM A STRAND OR STRANDS OF A PARTLY MOLTEN THERMOPLASTIC RESIN IN COOPERATION WITH AN EXTRUSION DIE, SAID EXTRUSION DIE HAVING A PLANAR DIE SURFACE INTERSECTED BY ONE OR MORE EXTRUSION ORIFICES, SAID IMPROVED ROTARY MELT CUTTER APPARATUS ADAPTED TO BE DRIVEN ROTATIONALLY BY A ROTATING SHAFT STRUCTURE, SAID APPARATUS COMPRISING A ROTATING KNIFE ASSEMBLY AND CONNECTING MEANS COOPERATING WITH SAID ASSEMBLY AND SUCH ASSOCIATED ROTATING SHAFT STRUCTURE FOR ROTATIONALLY CONNECTING SUCH ROTATING SHAFT STRUCTURE TO SAID ROTATING KNIFE ASSEMBLY, SAID APPATATUS FURTHER COMPRISING A BIASING MEANS URGING SAID ROTATING KNIFE ASSEMBLY AXIALLY TOWARD SAID PLANAR DIE SURFACE AND SAID ORIFICES, SAID APPARATUS FURTHER COMPRISING ADJUSTABLE LIMITING STOP MEANS, SAID LIMITING STOP MEANS MOUNTED ON SAID ROTATING SHAFT STRUCTURE AND COOPERATING WITH SAID ROTATING KNIFE ASSEMBLY TO OPPOSE AND LIMIT THE MOVEMENT OF SAID ROTATING KNIFE ASSEMBLT TOWARDS SAID PLANAR DIE SURFACE, SAID ROTATING KNIFE ASSEMBLY COOPERATING WITH SAID BIASING MEANS AND SAID ADJUSTABLE STOP MEANS, AND SUPPORTED BY SAID CONNECTING MEANS IN POSITION RELATIVE TO SAID PLANAR DIE SURFACE AND SAID ORIFICES OF SAID EXTRUSION DIE SUCH THAT SAID ROTATING KNIFE ASSEMBLY
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
192 words
AN IMPROVED ROTARY MELT CUTTER APPRATUS FOR PRODUCING PELLETS FROM A STRAND OR STRANDS OF A PARTLY MOLTEN THERMOPLASTIC RESIN IN COOPERATION WITH AN EXTRUSION DIE, SAID EXTRUSION DIE HAVING A PLANAR DIE SURFACE INTERSECTED BY ONE OR MORE EXTRUSION ORIFICES, SAID IMPROVED ROTARY MELT CUTTER APPARATUS ADAPTED TO BE DRIVEN ROTATIONALLY BY A ROTATING SHAFT STRUCTURE, SAID APPARATUS COMPRISING A ROTATING KNIFE ASSEMBLY AND CONNECTING MEANS COOPERATING WITH SAID ASSEMBLY AND SUCH ASSOCIATED ROTATING SHAFT STRUCTURE FOR ROTATIONALLY CONNECTING SUCH ROTATING SHAFT STRUCTURE TO SAID ROTATING KNIFE ASSEMBLY, SAID APPATATUS FURTHER COMPRISING A BIASING MEANS URGING SAID ROTATING KNIFE ASSEMBLY AXIALLY TOWARD SAID PLANAR DIE SURFACE AND SAID ORIFICES, SAID APPARATUS FURTHER COMPRISING ADJUSTABLE LIMITING STOP MEANS, SAID LIMITING STOP MEANS MOUNTED ON SAID ROTATING SHAFT STRUCTURE AND COOPERATING WITH SAID ROTATING KNIFE ASSEMBLY TO OPPOSE AND LIMIT THE MOVEMENT OF SAID ROTATING KNIFE ASSEMBLT TOWARDS SAID PLANAR DIE SURFACE, SAID ROTATING KNIFE ASSEMBLY COOPERATING WITH SAID BIASING MEANS AND SAID ADJUSTABLE STOP MEANS, AND SUPPORTED BY SAID CONNECTING MEANS IN POSITION RELATIVE TO SAID PLANAR DIE SURFACE AND SAID ORIFICES OF SAID EXTRUSION DIE SUCH THAT SAID ROTATING KNIFE ASSEMBLY
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