Patent ID: 8162356
Filing Date: 2012-04-24
Classification: B29C

Abstract:
1. A melt train comprising: at least two components, each component having a through passage and at least one interface surface, the respective interface surfaces for the at least two components in contact with one another such that the through passages of the two components are in fluid communication with each other, wherein the interface surfaces in contact with one another are not orthogonal to the axis of the through passage, wherein the first element has a first interlocking feature, the second element has a second interlocking feature, and the first interface surface is held in contact with the second interface surface by an interaction of the first interlocking feature with the second interlocking feature, wherein each component has a length along the axis of the through passage, wherein the two components each have an exterior, wherein the two components have a joint between the exteriors, and wherein there is at least one collective flat major surface on their exteriors that spans the joint and the lengths of the components.