Method and apparatus for the manufacture of filler sticks for cosmetic sticks and the like

An apparatus for producing round or elliptic filler sticks for cosmetic sticks, comprising

• a mold for casting the filler sticks in the form of a plate having a plurality of mold recesses disposed horizontally beside one another and parallel to one another, the mold recesses having an essentially round or elliptic cross section, wherein a longitudinal filling slot is provided in the mold plate along the length of each recess on its upper side, the width of the filling slot being considerably smaller than the maximum width of the mold recess, each mold recess being comparatively long and thin in relation to its maximum width;
• expulsion means for demolding the hardened, cast filler sticks in the longitudinal direction of the mold recesses, wherein the direction of movement of the expulsion means runs parallel to a longitudinal extension of the filling slot, an end of the expulsion means facing the mold recess forming a transverse end wall of said mold recesses, said expulsion means being commonly driven;
• and application frames disposed in the vicinity of the ends of the mold recesses extending at right angles to them.