Casting of shaped soft solid articles
AssigneeLever Brothers Company, Division of Conopco, Inc.
InventorsSuresh Murigeppa Nadakatti, Vijay Mukund Naik
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Abstract
A mould for casting shaped, solid detergent articles is provided. The mold is made of two rigid complimentary dies which upon engagement define a cavity corresponding to a desired shape of the cast article, wherein the engaged dies form a reservoir which on one side is open to receive cast melt and on another side is open to the cavity.
Claims8
A detergent mould for casting shaped, detergent articles, wherein said mould comprises at least two rigid complimentary dies each of which has a surface which, upon engagement of the dies, define a cavity corresponding to a desired shape of the cast detergent article,
- wherein said engaged dies further form a reservoir which on one side is open to receive cast melt and, on another side, is open to the cavity;
- wherein the volume ratio of the reservoir to the cavity is 5% to about 50%;
- wherein the reservoir forms a unit that is removable from the rest of the mould to permit removal of cast melt remaining in the reservoir away from the cast article;
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- wherein the shaped article which is cast in said mould is a solid article;
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- wherein the thickness and width of the dies in a region of engagement of at least said two dies is adapted to allow relatively faster cooling of said engagement region than elsewhere.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.