Apparatus for injection molding of plastics articles, especially shoes

Claim 1

AN APPARATUS FOR INJECTION MOLDING OF HOLLOW PLASTIC ARTICLES COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION, SUPPORT MEANS; A PAIR OF LATERAL MOLD SUPPORTING MEMBERS EACH PIVOTALLY MOUNTED WITH ONE END THEREOF ON SAID SUPPORT MEANS PROJECTING LATERALLY THEREFROM AND TURNABLE BETWEEN AN OPEN AND A CLOSED POSITION; CORE MEANS MOUNTED ON SAID SUPPORT MEANS IN FIXED POSITION PROJECTING LATERALLY THEREFROM BETWEEN SAID PAIR OF LATERAL MOLD SUPPORTING MEMBERS; A COVER MEMBER PIVOTALLY CONNECTED TO THE OTHER END OF ONE OF SAID LATERAL MOLD SUPPORTING MEMBERS AND MOVABLE BETWEEN AN OPEN AND A CLOSED POSITION; MOLD PARTS REMOVABLY SECURED TO SAID LATERAL MOLD SUPPORTING MEMBERS AND SAID COVER MEMBER AND HAVING EACH AN INNER SURFACE PORTION DEFINING TOGETHER A MOLD CAVITY ABOUT SAID CORE MEANS WHEN SAID LATERAL MOLD SUPPORTING MEMBERS AND SAID COVER MEMBER ARE IN SAID CLOSED POSITION; MOVING MEANS OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO SAID LATERAL MOLD SUPPORTING MEMBERS AND SAID COVER MEMBER FOR MOVING SAID MEMBERS BETWEEN SAID OPEN AND SAID CLOSED POSITIONS THEREOF; A PAIR OF STOP FACES ON SAID SUPPORT MEANS LOCATED LATERALLY OF AND OUTSIDE SAID MOLD SUPPORTING MEMBERS; A PAIR OF ABUTMENT MEANS PROJECTING FROM AND RESPECTIVELY FIXED TO SAID LATERAL MOLD SUPPORTING MEMBERS AND ABUTTING AGAINST SAID STOP FACES WHEN SAID LATERAL MOLD SUPPORTING MEMBERS ARE IN SAID CLOSED POSITION THEREOF FOR KEEPING THE LATTER IN PROPER FIXED POSITION RELATIVE TO SAID CORE MEANS; AND MEANS FOR INJECTING PLASTIC MATERIAL INTO SAID MOLD CAVITY AROUND SAID CORE MEANS.