Mechanism, including feed means therefor for rapidly producing a plurality of bodiesof revolution

Claim 1

MECHANISM FOR PRODUCING A PLURALITY OF BODIES OF REVOLUTION WHICH COMPRISES A FIRST UNIT, SAID FIRST UNIT COMPRISING A GROOVED FORMING MEMBER AND A RESILIENT BACKUP MEMBER, AN EXTRUDER WHICH EXTRUDES A SLUG OF MOLDABLE MATERIAL BETWEEN SAID GROOVED FORMING MEMBER AND SAID BACK-UP MEMBER, MEANS TO ROTATE SAID GROOVED FORMING MEMBER, SAID BACK-UP MEMBER BEING LOCATED SO THAT SAID SLUG IS SQUEEZED BETWEEN SAID ROTATING GROOVED FORMING MEMBER AND SAID BACK-UP MEMBER TO FORM A BODY OF REVOLUTION, A SECOND UNIT, SAID SECOND UNIT COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE MULTIPLE-GROOVED FORMING MEMBER AND A SECOND RESILIENT BACK-UP MEMBER, THE GROOVES IN SAID MULTIPLE FORMING MEMBER BEING SMALLER THAN THE GROOVE IN SAID FIRST MENTIONED FORMING MEMBER, MEANS TO INTRODUCE A BODY OF REVOLUTION FROM SAID FIRST UNIT BETWEEN SAID MULTIPLE GROOVED FORMING MEMBER AND SAID SECOND BACKUP MEMBER, MEANS TO ROTATE SAID MULTIPLE GROOVED FORMING MEMBER, AND SAID SECOND BACK-UP MEMBER BEING LOCATED SO THAT A BODY OF REVOLUTION INTRODUCED BETWEEN SAID ROTATING MULTIPLE GROOVED MEMBER AND SAID SECOND BACK-UP MEMBER IS SQUEEZED INTO THE GROOVES OF SAID MULTIPLE GROOVED MEMBER, WHEREBY TO FORM A PLURALITY OF BODIES OF REVOLUTION SMALLER THAN THE BODY OF REVOLUTION OBTAINED FROM SAID FIRST UNIT.