Adjustable back plate for a mold
OwnerJohn T. Walker, Jr.inventor
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Abstract
An adjustable back plate for a mold including a mold body block and a neck block, the adjustable back plate including a pocket in the back plate for aligning an oversized neck block with the mold body block and a neck block adjustment mechanism which operates in the pocket to align an undersized neck block with the mold body block.
Claims22
An adjustable back plate for a mold assembly, said mold assembly including a mold body block and a neck block, the adjustable back plate comprising:
- a neck block adjustment mechanism engaging the neck block;
- and
- means for guiding said neck block adjustment mechanism to allow for alignment of the neck block, with respect to the mold body block.
An adjustable back plate for a mold assembly, said mold assembly including a mold body block and a neck block, the adjustable back plate comprising:
- neck block adjustment means for aligning the neck block with respect to the mold body block;
- and
- means for adjusting the back plate with respect to a platen.
An adjustable back plate for a mold assembly, said mold assembly including a mold body block and a neck block, the adjustable back plate comprising:
- a neck block adjustment mechanism including means for offsetting the neck block relative to the plane of the back plate to align the neck block with respect to the mold body block.
An adjustable backplate and mold assembly, said assembly comprising:
- a back plate;
- a mold body block connectable to said back plate;
- a neck block connectable to said mold body block;
- said back plate having a neck block adjustment mechanism;
- said neck block adjustment mechanism engageable with said neck block for aligning said neck block with respect to said mold body block.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.