Adjustable slump mold for molding a clay slab into a ceramic object
AssigneeMelody Lee
InventorDavid Lee
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an adjustable slump mold for molding a clay slab into a ceramic object. The mold includes a plurality of elongate members. The mold also includes a plurality of connectors connected to and extending from first ends of the elongate members, respectively. Each connector is shaped to slidably receive an adjacent one of the elongate members. The elongate members are thereby slidably connected together via the connectors. The elongate members so connected together form an adjustable mold shape.
Claims19
An adjustable slump mold for molding a clay slab into a ceramic object, the mold comprising:
- a plurality of elongate members;
- a plurality of connectors connected to and extending from first ends of the elongate members, respectively, each connector being shaped to slidably receive an adjacent one of the elongate members, the elongate members thereby being slidably connected together via the connectors, the elongate members so connected together forming an adjustable mold shape.
An adjustable slump mold for molding a clay slab into a ceramic object, the mold comprising:
- a plurality of elongate members having first ends and second ends spaced-apart from the first ends;
- a plurality of connectors, each being connected to and extending from a first end of one of the elongate members, respectively, each connector being shaped to slidably receive an adjacent one of the elongate members at a location between the first end and the second end of said adjacent one of the elongate members, the elongate members being slidably connected together via the connectors thereby, the elongate members so connected together forming an adjustable mold shape.
An adjustable slump mold for molding a clay slab into a ceramic object, the mold comprising:
- a plurality of elongate members having first ends and second ends spaced-apart from said first ends, each of the elongate members being a right-angled trapezium in cross-section;
- a plurality of L-shaped brackets connected to and extending from first ends of the elongate members, respectively, the brackets having base portions extending horizontally from first ends of the elongate members, respectively, and upright portions extending perpendicular from the base portions, the upright portions being spaced-apart from the first ends of the elongate members, the brackets thus forming passageways between the upright portions and the first ends of the elongate members, each bracket, via its passageway and its base portion, being shaped to slidably receive an adjacent one of the elongate members at a location between the first end and the second end of said adjacent one of the elongate members, the elongate members being slidably connected together via the brackets thereby, the elongate members so connected together forming an adjustable mold shape;
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- a plurality of fasteners configured to selectively, fixedly connect the elongate members together when a desired mold shape is determined, each of the fasteners comprising a knob that is manually adjustable and a threaded member extending from said knob, the threaded members threadably connecting to the upright portions of the brackets and being extendable therethrough to abut the elongate members via distal ends of said threaded members.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.