Claims
- 1. A tip member for positioning in cross-head apparatus for applying a layer of flowable coating material to an elongated, filamentary member moving axially through said tip member and a cooperating die member, said tip member comprising a unitary blank including a cylindrical peripheral surface, front and rear surface portions in respective, first and second spaced, parallel planes, a peripheral groove extending about at least a portion of the circumferences of said blank formed by said cylindrical surface, and a through opening extending from said second plane and through an integral protrusion extending forwardly from said first plane, the distance between said first and second planes being not more than about 1/4 the diameter of said cylindrical surface.
- 2. The tip member of claim 1 wherein said through opening and said protrusion are circular in cross section throughout their respective lengths.
- 3. The tip member of claim 1 wherein said opening and said protrusion are oblong in cross section throughout their respective lengths.
- 4. The tip member of claim 1 wherein said opening has a central axis perpendicular to said first and second planes.
- 5. The tip member of claim 4 wherein said axis is coaxial with said cylindrical surface.
- 6. The tip member of claim 1 wherein said groove is formed as a continuous surface extending between said cylindrical surface and one of said front surface portions.
- 7. The tip member of claim 6 wherein said continuous surface is of arcuate cross section.
- 8. The tip member of claim 6 wherein said groove extends between opposite ends about a portion of the circumference of said blank.
- 9. The tip member of claim 8 wherein said front surface portions lying in said first plane are separated by a pair of recessed surface portions respectively communicating with said opposite ends of said groove and each extending substantially to the base of said protrusion on opposite sides thereof.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
The present application is a divisional of application no. 08/320,329 filed Oct. 11, 1994.
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Divisions (1)
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320329 |
Oct 1994 |
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