A pellet mill having adjustably mounted rollers

Claim 1

A MACHINE FOR COMPRESSING MATERIAL SUCH AS FODDER INTO COMPACT FORM COMPRISING A HOLLOW COMPRESSION MOLD HAVING AN INNER AND OUTER END, MEANS CLOSING SAID INNER END OF SAID MOLD, A ROLLER CARRIER MOUNTED ADJACENT SAID MOLD INNER END, MEANS FOR ROTATING SAID ROLLER CARRIER AND SAID MOLD RELATIVELY IN SUBSTANTIAL CONCENTRICITY, SAID ROLLER CARRIER HAVING AT LEAST ONE BORE THERETHROUGH, AN ECCENTRIC BOLT ASSEMBLY INCLUDING AN INTERMEDIATE PORTION FOR ROTATABLY MOUNTING A COMPRESSION ELEMENT WITH SAID HOLLOW COMPRESSION MOLD, AN INNER EECENTRIC END PORTION FOR MOUNTING SAID ECCENTRIC BOLT ASSEMBLY ON SAID ROLLER CARRIER WHICH EXTENDS INTO THE BORE OF SAID ROLLER CARRIER, AND AN OUTER END PORTION ACCESSIBLE FROM THE EXTERIOR OF SAID MACHINE, AN ADJUSTABLE ELEMENT LOCATED ADJACENT SAID OUTER END PORTION OF SAID ECCENTRIC BOLT ASSEMBLY AND ACCESSIBLE FROM SAID OUTER END OF SAID MOLD, AND TENSIONING MEANS CARRIED ON SAID INNER ECCENTRIC END PORTION OF SAID BOLT ASSEMBLY AND CONNECTED TO SAID ADJUSTABLE ELEMENT, SAID TENSIONING MEANS BEING DISPLACEABLE UPON MOVEMENT OF SAID ADJUSTABLE ELEMENT INTO BEARING ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID ROLLER CARRIER.