Molten glass transporter

A molten glass transporter, comprising:

• carriage carts;
• a carriage frame extending between and supported by the carriage carts, and including upper and lower sides and having:
• a base, and
• a conduit bracket releasably coupled to the base of the carriage frame;
• and
• one or more transport cups carried by the carriage frame, and including:
• one or more conduits carried by the conduit bracket and including one or more inlet ends having one or more inlets and one or more outlet ends having one or more outlets, and
• one or more endcaps disposed at the lower side of the carriage frame below the one or more outlet ends of the one or more transport cups.

A molten glass transporter, comprising:

• a carriage frame;
• a plurality of transport cups carried by the carriage frame, and including:
• a plurality of conduits, and
• a plurality of endcaps disposed below the conduits;
• and
• an endcap carrier carrying the plurality of endcaps and movable to simultaneously move all endcaps of the plurality of endcaps to simultaneously open and close all transport cups of the plurality of transport cups.

A molten glass transporter, comprising:

• a carriage frame including upper and lower sides;
• a transport cup carried by the carriage frame, and including:
• a conduit including an inlet end having an inlet and an outlet end having an outlet wherein the inlet is disposed at the upper side of the carriage frame, and
• an endcap disposed at the lower side of the carriage frame below the outlet end of the conduit;
• and
• a plurality of controls carried by the carriage frame at the lower side of the carriage frame to control supply of fluid to the endcap and to the conduit.

A method of transporting molten glass, comprising:

• providing a molten glass transporter including carriage carts, a carriage frame extending between and supported by the carriage carts and including upper and lower sides, and a plurality of transport cups carried by the carriage frame and having a plurality of conduits including inlet ends having inlets and outlet ends having outlets wherein the inlets are disposed at the upper side of the carriage frame, and a plurality of endcaps below the plurality of conduits and disposed at the lower side of the carriage frame below the outlet end of the conduits;
• removing the plurality of endcaps from the carriage frame and replacing the plurality of endcaps with a plurality of replacement endcaps having a quantity different than that of the plurality of endcaps;
• and
• removing the plurality of conduits from the carriage frame and replacing the plurality of conduits with a plurality of replacement conduits having a quantity different than that of the plurality of conduits.