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US 8,512,614 B2Granted
Modular molding system
AssigneeDayco IP Holdings, LLC
InventorsRandall R. Diefenderfer, Randy C. Foster, Enayat O. Karimian
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Abstract
A molding system including a component formed in a generally closed loop shape and having a plurality of radially extending teeth. The component includes a plurality of discrete segments coupled together.
Claims31
A molding system comprising:
- a component formed in a generally closed loop shape and having a plurality of radially extending teeth, wherein said component includes a plurality of discrete segments coupled together.
A molding system comprising:
- a molding component having a plurality of discrete segments, each segment having a locking portion, and wherein each locking portion of each segment is coupled to an adjacent segment to interlock said adjacent segments together, and wherein a plurality of said segments include at least one tooth carried thereon.
A molding system comprising:
- a plurality of segments, each segment being configured to be slidably interlocked to another segment to form a molding component, wherein a plurality of said segments include at least one tooth carried thereon.
A method for assembling a molding system comprising the steps of:
- accessing a plurality of components, at least one of said components having a tooth carried thereon;
- and
- interlocking a plurality of segments together to form a component having a closed shape with a plurality of radially extending teeth.
A method for forming a belt comprising the steps of:
- accessing a molding system having a component formed in a generally closed loop shape and having a plurality of radially extending teeth, wherein said component includes a plurality of segments, each segment being releasably interlocked with an adjacent segment;
- placing a material adjacent to said component;
- and
- urging said material against said teeth of said component such that said teeth form a plurality of grooves in said material to form said belt.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.