Truss panel mold

A mold for forming an integrated truss structure having a plurality of symmetrically disposed junction plates on each side of said truss structure with said junction plates being interconnected by a plurality of orthogonally disposed strut beams, said mold comprising:

• a plurality of male mold members, each of said male mold members having a top surface, and a plurality of open grooves formed in said top surface and sloping away therefrom,
• a plurality of female mold members, each of said female mold members having a recessed cavity therein, said cavity having a generally flat surface and a plurality of open grooves formed in each of said female mold members and sloping away from said surface of said cavity, said male and female mold members being positioned opposite one another with said open grooves in said male and female members being aligned to define strut beam chambers and said top surfaces of said male mold members being aligned with said generally flat surface in said recessed cavities of said female mold members to thereby define a plurality of junction chambers, said strut beam chambers sloping away from said junction chambers at a predetermined angle, one of said male mold members being positioned adjacent each side of said female mold members, and vice versa, to thereby define alternate symmetrical upper and lower junction chambers interconnected by said strut beam chambers, and means in at least one of said mold members for permitting the injection of a moldable material into said strut beam chambers and said junction chambers.

A mold for forming an integrated truss structure comprising:

• a plurality of male mold members, said members each having a plurality of open grooves formed therein and having a top surface with annular groove formed therein, a post extending upwardly away from the plane of said top surface at the center of said grooves, said plurality of grooves sloping away from said top surface,
• a plurality of female mold members, said female mold members each having a recessed cavity having a flat surface and a plurality of open grooves sloping away from the plane of said flat surface,
• said male and female mold members being positioned opposite one another with said open grooves in said male and female mold members being aligned to define strut beam chambers, and said top surface of each of said male mold members being aligned with said cavity of each of same female mold members to define a plurality of junction chambers, said posts each extending upwardly from a male mold member against the surface of said cavity of an opposed female member, and
• means in at least one of said mold members for permitting the injection of a moldable material into said truss beam chambers and said junction chambers.