Patent ID: 6168306
Filing Date: 2001-01-02
Classification: A23G,Y10S

Abstract:
An adapter member for connecting a side feeder extruder to a main extruder, the side feeder extruder having a first barrel with a first internal distal end, and a first screw mechanism, the main extruder having a second barrel with a second barrel separated from one another without any overlap of said first and second screw members and with said adapter member adapted to be positioned therebetween and operationally connecting the main extruder and side feeder extruder together, said adapter member comprising a body member and an insert member, said body member having a first surface adapted to be attached to said distal end of said first barrel and a second surface to be attached to said second barrel, said insert member positioned on said second surface and having a curved outer end shaped to blend with the second internal bore of the main extruder, said adapter having a passageway therethrough for communicating said first internal bore with second internal bore for passage of materials therethrough, wherein said adapter member allows maintenance and removal of said first screw member without having to move said side feeder extruder away from said main extruder.