Patent ID: 8226399
Filing Date: 2012-07-24
Classification: A63H,B29C,B29K,Y10S

Abstract:
1. An extrusion kit comprising: an assortment of moldable segments selectable for arrangement by a user to create a moldable billet having a cross-sectional graphic distributed over a longitudinal extent of the moldable billet; and an inanimate extruder configured to receive the moldable billet, the extruder being operable to extrude the moldable billet to form an elongated extrusion wherein the cross-sectional graphic is substantially present in the extrusion in reduced scale, wherein the extruder includes: a cartridge including a pair of side walls connected by a bottom wall and a rear wall, the cartridge having an open front end and an open top; a hollow body removably receiving the cartridge, the hollow body forming a tapered passage adjacent the open front end of the cartridge; a plunger including a plunger plate fitted to and received by the cartridge, a plunger rod extending through the rear wall of the cartridge to drivably engage the plunger plate, and a handle on the plunger rod at a location outside the cartridge, the handle being manually operable to advance the plunger rod and plunger plate in a forward axial direction toward the tapered passage; and a coupling member operable to releasably secure the cartridge and the hollow body against movement in the forward axial direction and in a direction opposite of the forward axial direction; wherein a material to be extruded is loadable into the cartridge through the open top of the cartridge.