(under subclass 200) Apparatus comprising separate means to agitate, mix or knead plastic material on or within the forming or shaping means.
(1) Note. Disclosure of apparatus for kneading of the material simultaneously with shaping into the desired shape, e.g.., as in "balling" dough into loaves, are not included under this definition. However, where such apparatus is combined with separate shaping means, the patent is included herein, e.g.., kneading means downstream or upstream of sheeting means.
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431, for a device including a tamping rod to compact or densify the material in a mold.
