Patent ID: 8777605

Claim:
An extrusion die having a deckle system, manifold, a preland channel, a final land channel, and an orifice, said preland channel having a downstream end region, said final land channel having an upstream end region, a transition zone extends from said downstream end region of said preland channel to said upstream end region of said final land channel, said deckle system including an end plate mounted to said extrusion die and an external deckle having a retractable base, said retractable base mounted so as to be moveable transversely away from said orifice to expose a cleaning access defined by said deckle system, without having to disassemble said deckle system or said extrusion die, said cleaning access configured to receive a scraper for cleaning unwanted material from said transition zone, said cleaning access being spaced transversely away from said extrusion die and located transversely away from said end plate of said deckle system.