Apparatus for molding sequentially identified products
OwnerPeter G. Mangone, Jr.inventor
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Abstract
Apparatus for forming molded products and providing each product with identifying indicia in sequence during the molding operation using at least two mold parts forming a plurality of molding cavities with an identification forming apparatus as an integral part of each of the cavities, each of the identification forming apparatuses having a plurality of rotatable members, each of which has a plurality of circumferentially spaced apart indicium forming members each of which is different and moving at least one of the rotatable members one increment to the next identifying indicium during each molding cycle.
Claims15
Molding apparatus comprising:
- at least two mold parts separable after each molding operation and having mating surfaces which define therebetween at least one molding cavity and at least one injection channel opening into said at least one molding cavity for forming at least one molded product;
- identification forming means as an integral part of said at least one cavity for forming identifying indicia on said at least one molded product;
- said identification forming means comprising a plurality of rotatable members;
- each of said rotatable members having an outer surface, said outer surface having a plurality of circumferentially spaced apart indicium forming means for forming one of said identifying indicia;
- each of said indicium forming means forming a different indicium;
- moving means located adjacent to said at least one cavity for rotating at least one of said rotatable members by increments so that said indicium forming means on said outer surface are presented one by one to said molding cavity and to rotate another of said rotatable members after said at least one one of the said rotatable members has been rotated through one complete revolution;
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- actuating means to actuate said moving means by an increment during each cycle of operation of said at least two mold parts.
Molding apparatus comprising:
- at least two mold parts separable after each molding operation and having mating surfaces which define therebetween a plurality of molding cavities and at least one injection channel opening into each of said molding cavities for forming a plurality of molded products;
- identification forming means as an integral part of each of said cavities for forming identifying indicia on said molded products;
- said identification forming means comprising a plurality of rotatable members;
- each of said rotatable members having an outer surface, said outer surface having a plurality of circumferentially spaced apart indicium forming means for forming one of said identifying indicia;
- each of said indicium forming means forming a different indicium;
- moving means located adjacent to each of said cavities for rotating at least one of said rotatable members in each of said cavities by increments so that said indicium forming means on said outer surface are presented one by one to said molding cavities and to rotate another of said rotatable members after said one of the said rotatable members has been rotated through one complete revolution;
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- actuating means to actuate said moving means by an increment during each cycle of operation of said at least two mold parts.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.