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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 1978
Filed:
Dec. 20, 1976
Milton M Aldridge, Decatur, AL (US);
Monsanto Company, St. Louis Missouri, Decatur, AL (US);
Abstract
In a strand forming machine wherein a polymeric strand in molten form is fed downward into and through an upright tube positioned below the surface of a liquid quenching medium in a container having a bottom and side walls, the improvement comprising a hollow element mounted in the container and surrounding the tube, the hollow element extending above the side wall of the container and having a channel extending outwardly over the wall of the container in such a manner that in the event the strand fails to pass through the tube the excess molten strand will accumulate in and flow outward through the channel to a location outside the container.