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A strand deflector used in the manufacture of continuous strands is shown and described. The deflector comprises a rigid surface which stretches across the width of the mat making machine and which is interposed between the strand feeders located above it and the mat making surface so that the stran

A strand deflector used in the manufacture of continuous strands is shown and described. The deflector comprises a rigid surface which stretches across the width of the mat making machine and which is interposed between the strand feeders located above it and the mat making surface so that the strands fed toward the surface must deflect from the deflector surface before they are collected on the mat making surface. The deflector surface is adjustable in the vertical direction and the angle of deflection with respect to the flow of strand from the feeder may also be changed to any desired value.

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In the process of manufacturing continuous strand mat wherein strands of continuous fibers are deposited onto the surface of a moving conveyor and across the width thereof by feeding the strands downward from a plurality of feeders toward the surface of the conveyor and where the strands are interru

In the process of manufacturing continuous strand mat wherein strands of continuous fibers are deposited onto the surface of a moving conveyor and across the width thereof by feeding the strands downward from a plurality of feeders toward the surface of the conveyor and where the strands are interrupted in their downward passage before reaching the conveyor, the improvement comprising passing the strands in their downward path onto the surface of a deflector which is mounted independent of the feeder and which has an adjustable surface, said independently mounted deflector being rigidly affixed across the width of the conveyor surface on which the strands are to be deposited and having its surface angled toward the surface of the conveyor to thereby direct the strands downwardly therefrom onto the conveyor surface.