Channelled extrusion die

Claim 1

AN EXTRUSION DIE UTILIZED IN AN EXTRUDING SYSTEM FOR EXTRUDING A MATERIAL IN A DESIRED CONFIGURATION, WHICH COMPRISES: AN APPROACH-AREA SURFACE FORMED WITHIN THE INNER, REARWARD PORTION OF THE DIE, A LAND-AREA SURFACE FORMED WITHIN THE INNER, FORWARD PORTION OF THE DIE CONTIGUOUS WITH THE APPROACH AREA AND HAVING AN OVAL CONFIGURATION WITH A MAJOR AND A MINOR DIMENSION, THE APPROACH-AREA SURFACE OF THE DIE BEING TAPERED FROM A REARWARD OPENING IN THE DIE TO THE REARWARD PORTION OF THE LAND AREA, AND A PAIR OF CHANNELS FORMED IN OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE DIE HAVING ENTRY PORTS FORMED IN OPPOSITE SIDES OF AN INTERMEDIATE PORTION OF THE APPROACH AREA AND RESPECTIVE EXIT PORTS FORMED IN A FORWARD PORTION OF OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE LAND AREA ALONG THE MAJOR DIMENSION THEREOF ADJACENT THE EXIT PORT OF THE DIE SO THAT THE EXTRUDABLE MATERIAL FED INTO THE ENTRY PORT OF THE DIE MOVES THROUGH THE APPROACH AND LAND AREAS TO FORM THE COMPLETED PRODUCT IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE DESIRED CONFIGURATION AND ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS OF THE MATERIAL ARE FED INTO THE ENTRY PORTS AND OUT OF THE EXIT PORTS OF THE CHANNELS WHEREBY ADDITIONAL MATERIAL IS APPLIED IN THE LAND AREA ALONG THE EXTREMITIES OF THE MAJOR DIMENSION TO INSURE ADEQUATE MATERIAL ALONG THE MAJOR DIMENSION OF THE COMPLETED PRODUCT.