Die structure for wafering or pelleting machines

Claim 1

IN A MACHINE OF THE CLASS DESCRIBED, DIE STRUCTURE COMPRISING: FIRST AND SECOND SPACED APART PARALLEL SIDE MEMBERS; A PAIR OF SPACERS DISPOSED BETWEEN AND RIGID WITH SAID MEMBERS AND SPACED APART TO DEFINE WITH SAID MEMBERS A DIE OPENING HAVING OPPOSITE INLET AND OUTLET ENDS, THE PORTION OF THE FIRST MEMBER BETWEEN SAID SPACERS PROVIDING ONE WALL FOR THE OPENING AND SAID SPACERS RESPECTIVELY HAVING OPPOSED FACES EXTENDING FROM SAID ONE WALL TOWARD THE SECOND MEMBER TO PROVIDE TWO ADDITIONAL WALLS FOR THE OPENING; A RIGID WALL ELEMENT DISPOSED ACROSS SAID ONE WALL AND BETWEEN THE OPPOSED FACES OF THE SPACES ADJACENT TO AND INWARDLY OF THE SECOND MEMBER AND HAVING AN INNER SURFACE FACING TOWARD SAID ONE WALL TO PROVIDE AT LEAST PART OF A FOURTH WALL FOR SAID OPENING, SAID ELEMENT HAVING FIRST AND SECOND ENDS RESPECTIVELY TOWARD THE INLET AND OUTLET ENDS OF THE OPENING; AND HINGE MEANS MOUNTING SAID ELEMENT SOLELY AT ITS FIRST END FOR MOVEMENT OF ITS SECOND END TOWARD AND AWAY FROM SAID ONE WALL OF RESPECTIVELY RESTRICTING AND ENLARGING SAID OUTLET END, SAID MEANS INCLUDING A PAIR OF PIVOTS COAXIAL ON AN AXIS CLOSELY PARALLEL TO SAID SURFACE AND INWARDLY OF THE SECOND MEMBER AND CARRIED RESPECTIVELY BY THE SPACERS AND CONNECTED TO THE ELEMENT AT THE EXTREMITY OF ITS FIRST END.