Patent ID: 6368094
Filing Date: 2002-04-09
Classification: B29C,B29L,Y10S

Abstract:
An apparatus for delivering plastic pellet portions of molten plastic from a supply of extruded molten plastic, comprising:a plurality of molten plastic delivery nozzles each having a pathway for delivering molten plastic to an open outlet end thereof; a plurality of cutting blades mounted for rotation about an axis, said cutting blades extending radially from the axis, said cutting blades arranged to rotate in a path to be in close proximity to said open ends of said nozzles to cut a plurality of plastic pellets from said nozzles during rotation thereof; and a plurality of mold cavities arranged beneath said axis, said plurality of mold cavities being arranged in a plurality of rows, said rows being movable successively to a position below said cutter in parallel relationship to said axis, each said rows having a number of mold cavities which correspond to the number of said cutter blades.