Patent ID: 9138934
Filing Date: 2015-09-22
Classification: A23N,A23P,B21C,B26D,B29B,B29C

Abstract:
1. A cutting assembly for cutting a material extruded from an extruder plate, the assembly comprising: a) an extruder plate that includes an inner face and a front face and including a plurality of die openings, a plurality of said die openings having a non-circular cross-sectional shape; b) a plurality of die/extruder inserts, a single die/extruder insert positioned in each of said die openings, said die/extruder insert having a body that includes a front face, a back face, a side and a plurality of continuous openings from said front face to said back face, a plurality of said die/extruder inserts having a non-circular cross-sectional shape that are designed to be at least partially inserted into said die openings of said extruder plate; and, c) a feed arrangement designed to feed said material toward said inner face of said extruder plate to cause said material to at least partially pass through said continuous opening while said die/extruder insert is positioned in said die opening of said die plate.