Systems, devices, and methods for molding structures
AssigneeCreate A Castle, LLC
InventorKevin Lane
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Abstract
Systems, methods, and articles of manufacture provide for a mold system for molding structures (e.g., sand castles) from one or more various types of molding substances (e.g., sand, clay, snow). In one embodiment, a mold system comprises a split mold comprising at least two mold sections. In one embodiment, a modular mold system allows for different types of mold sections with corresponding joining elements to be joined together to create forms for molding various types of structures. In some embodiments, mold sections are configured to facilitate the breaking of a vacuum created when molding substances are packed into the mold system, thus making it easier to separate a mold from the formed structure.
Claims20
A mold system comprising:
- a first mold section defining a first shape;
- a second mold section defining a second shape,
- the first mold section comprising a first joining component for joining the first mold section to a corresponding second joining component of the second mold section to assemble a mold for forming a structure defined by the first shape and the second shape, and
- the mold having an insertion space between the first mold section and the second mold section;
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- a separation tool for inserting in the insertion space to facilitate removal of the at least one of the first mold section and the second mold section from a structure formed using the mold.
A mold system comprising:
- a first reversible and stackable mold device defining a first structure shape, the first reversible and stackable mold device comprising:
- a first mold section,
- a second mold section configured to be joined to the first mold section such that when joined there is an insertion space between the first mold section and the second mold section;
- a separation tool for inserting in the insertion space to facilitate removal of the at least one of the first mold section and the second mold section from a first structure formed using the first reversible and stackable mold device;
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- a second reversible and stackable mold device defining a second structure shape,
- wherein the second reversible and stackable mold device is configured to be stacked on top of the first reversible and stackable mold device in a plurality of combination mold configurations, each combination mold configuration defining a respective combination structure shape comprising the first structure shape and the second structure shape.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.