English to Portuguese Tech/Engineering Patents tampon manufacturing

SHUTTER PRESS COMPRESSOR WITH SHAPING ELEMENTS
{ut1}In one aspect, the present disclosure provides an apparatus for compressing a material, the apparatus having a central longitudinal axis and including {ut2}a plurality of levers and a plurality of jaws, wherein each jaw is attached to a lever, and wherein each jaw has a compression surface having an area. The apparatus also includes a{ut1} compressing mechanism configured to move each lever in a non-linear motion such that the area of a compression surface exposed to the material decreases with the inward movement of that compression surface; and a shaping element associated with at least one compression surface.

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