Clam strip extruder apparatus
US3994658A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 29, 1974 |
| Grant date | Nov 30, 1976 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 29, 1994 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA21C11/106
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An extruder for simultaneously forming a plurality of clam strip shapes from a single source of extrudable material including particles of clams therein. The extruder includes a nozzle body which terminates in a nozzle opening and a forming member in operative relation thereto for use in forming the extruder product. A divider member within the nozzle body divides the nozzle opening into a plurality of nozzle openings and also divides the forming member into a plurality of forming members.The divider member extends upstream within the nozzle body to an upstream end which is maintained free of clam particles by virtue of a deflecting member which is mounted on the upstream end thereof. The upstream end of the deflecting member presents a downstream convex surface to the extrudable material and thereby prevents accumulation of the clam particles on the upstream end of the divider.
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