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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 1978
Filed:
Oct. 08, 1976
Applicant:
Inventor:
Lester V Molenaar, Willmar, MN (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
425 71 ; 264D / ; 4251311 ; 425296 ; 425319 ; 425391 ; 425462 ; 425D / ;
Abstract
A machine having two extruders operable to move hot plastic materials of different colors through passages of a die. The die has a merging chamber where the plastic materials from the two extruders are fused in side-by-side positions and an outlet opening through which the fused materials are discharged to form a two-colored ribbon product. A rotatable mandrel located in a water tank winds the ribbon product into a helical coil spring shape. A separator plate surrounding the mandrel guides the ribbon in a helical direction as the ribbon is wound around the mandrel. The ribbon product is cooled and set as it is wound around the mandrel.