Patent ID: 6374768
Filing Date: 2002-04-23
Classification: B05C,B27G

Abstract:
An extrusion apparatus comprising an underside extrusion nozzle adapted to extrude a substance onto an object from underneath the object, the underside extrusion nozzle comprising:a body having an exterior surface, a first end and a second end and a central entry bore radially penetrating through said exterior surface to a manifold therein; said manifold having a first end and second end coextensive with said body first end and second end, respectively, each of said first and second end of said manifold adapted to adjustably receive a plug; said manifold further comprising at each of said first and second end, a plug adapted to insert therein, each plug capable of insertion at a variable depth into said manifold and capable of thereby blocking the manifold between the central entry bore and one or more of a plurality of extrusion passages spaced along a line extending from adjacent said body first end to adjacent said body second end; and a scraper blade attached to said body exterior surface adjacent to said passages and defining a reservoir between said exterior surface and said scraper blade.