Mold system kit
AssigneeCrain Enterprises, Inc.
InventorsStephen B. Crain, Christopher T. Moore
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Abstract
A mold kit and mold which provides for renewal of damaged or worn molds. The mold kit employs spacers to make up for subtractive reconditioning of the mold. A method for renewing the mold is also disclosed.
Claims13
A mold system kit for use in forming objects, the mold system kit comprising a mold member including a mold block having a cavity therein shaped for forming at least a portion of the object and a plurality of spacers of predetermined thickness for spacing the mold block to a fixed height after the mold block is cut by a predetermined amount to renew the mold, each of the spacers being adapted for mounting on the mold block and constructed and arranged to extend generally along a perimeter edge margin of an underside of the mold block.
A mold system kit for use in forming objects, the mold system kit comprising a mold member including a first mold block having a cavity therein shaped for forming at least a portion of the object, a second mold block cooperable with the first mold block for forming the object and a plurality of spacers of predetermined thickness for spacing the mold block to a fixed height after the mold block is cut by a predetermined amount to renew the mold, and the spacers are adapted for stacking on the undersides of the first and second mold blocks.
A mold system kit for use in forming objects, the mold system kit comprising a mold member including a first mold block having a cavity therein shaped for forming at least a portion of the object, a second mold block cooperable with the first mold block for forming the object and a plurality of spacers of predetermined thickness for spacing the mold block to a fixed height after the mold block is cut by a predetermined amount to renew the mold, each of the spacers being adapted for mounting on the mold block and generally rectangular in shape and having an open center.
In combination, a mold system kit for use in forming objects and a mold member,
- the mold system kit comprising a mold member including a mold block having a cavity therein shaped for forming at least a portion of the object and a plurality of spacers of predetermined thickness for spacing the mold block to a fixed height after the mold block is cut by a predetermined amount to renew the mold, each of the spacers being adapted for mounting on the mold block;
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- the mold member comprising:
- a plate defining a submold receptacle therein;
- submolds at least some of which have cavities formed therein for receiving fluidized material to mold at least a portion of an object, one of the submolds including the mold block;
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- at least one partition selectively mountable on the plate in the submold receptacle for defining, in combination with the plate, submold receptacle sections into which respective submolds are capable of being received, the partition having a thermal transfer system for use in exchanging thermal energy with at least one of the submolds in the submold receptacle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.