Molding press

Claim 2

A MOLDING PRESS FOR USE IN THE MOLDING OF FOAM PLASTIC ARTICLES OF EXPANDED PLASTIC BEADS, SAID PRESS COMPRISING (A) A STATIONARY UPRIGHT FRAME PLATEN ADAPTED TO RECEIVE AT LEAST ONE FIRST MOLD SECTION THEREON, (B) A MOVABLE UPRIGHT PLATEN ASSEMBLY MOUNTED FOR MOVEMENT TOWARD AND AWAY FROM SAID STATIONARY PLATEN AND INCLUDING A MOVABLE FRAME PLTEN ADAPTED TO RECEIVE AT LEAST ONE SECOND MOLD SECTION THEREON FOR MATING RELATION WITH THE FIRST MOLD SECTION, (C) HYDRAULICALLY OPERABLE MEANS OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO SAID MOVABLE PLATEN ASSEMBLY FOR MOVING THE SAME TOWARD AND AWAY FROM SAID STATIONARY PLATEN, (D) EACH OF SAID PLATENS COMPRISING (1) A PLURALITY OF SPACED APART VERTICAL WAYS, (2) A PAIR OF TOP AND BOTTOM HORIZONTAL BARS FIXED TO SAID WAYS, AND (3) AT LEAST ONE INTERMEDIATE HORIZONTAL BAR MOUNTED ON SAID WAYS FOR MOVEMENT ALONG SAID VERTICAL WAYS FOR VERTICAL ADJUSTMENT RELATIVE TO SAID TOP AND BOTTOM HORIZONTAL BARS FOR ACCOMMODATING MOLD SECTIONS OF VARYING SIZE, AND (E) MEANS OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO EACH OF SAID INTERMEDIATE HORIZONTAL BARS FOR VERTICALLY MOVING AND ADJUSTING OPPOSITE ENDS THEREOF SIMULTANEOUSLY AND IN EQUAL AMOUNTS FOR MAINTAINING SAID INTERMEDIATE BARS HORIZONTAL DURING VERTICAL ADJUSTMENT THEREOF.

Claim 3

A MOLDING PRESS FOR USE IN THE MOLDING OF FOAM PLASTIC ARTICLES OF EXPANDED PLASTIC BEADS, SAID PRESS COMPRISING (A) A STATIONARY FRAME INCLUDING (1) A FIRST UPRIGHT FRAME SECTION, (2) A SECOND UPRIGHT FRAME SECTION SPACED FROM SAID FIRST UPRIGHT FRAME SECTION, (3) A PAIR OF LATERALLY SPACED HORIZONTAL UPPER TIE MEMBERS CONNECTING SAID UPRIGHT FRAME SECTIONS AT THE UPPER PORTIONS THEREOF, (4) A PAIR OF LATERALLY SPACED HORIZONTAL LOWER TIE MEMBERS CONNECTING SAID SPACED APART UPRIGHT FRAME SECTIONS AT THE LOWER PORTIONS THEREOF, (5) A PAIR OF LATERALLY SPACED HORIZONTAL INTERMEDIATE TIE MEMBERS DISPOSED BETWEEN AND IN SPACED RELATION TO SAID UPPER AND LOWER TIE MEMBERS AND BEING CONNECTED AT ONE END THEREOF TO SAID SECOND UPRIGHT FRAME SECTION AND EXTENDING TOWARD BUT TERMINATING AT THE OTHER ENDS THEREOF IN SPACED RELATION TO SAID FIRST FRAME SECTION, AND (6) AN UPRIGHT INTERMEDIATE FRAME MEMBER SUPPORTING SAID OTHER ENDS OF SAID INTERMEDIATE TIE MEMBERS AND BEING SPACED FROM SAID FIRST FRAME SECTION AND SAID LOWER TIE MEMBERS, THE AREA BETWEEN SAID INTERMEDIATE FRAME MEMBER AND SAID FIRST FRAME SECTION BEING UNOBSTRUCTED FOR FREE ACCESS THERETO, (B) A STATIONARY UPRIGHT PLATEN MOUNTED ON SAID FIRST UPRIGHT FRAME SECTION AND BEING ADAPTED TO RECEIVE AT LEAST ONE FIRST MOLD SECTION THEREON, (C) A MOVABLE UPRIGHT PLATEN ASSEMBLY MOUNTED ON SAID UPPER AND INTERMEDIATE TIE MEMBERS FOR MOVEMENT TOWARD AND AWAY FROM SAID STATIONARY PLATEN AND INCLUDING A MOVABLE PLATEN ADAPTED TO RECEIVE AT LEAST ONE SECOND MOLD SECTION THERON FOR MATING RELATION WITH THE FIRST MOLD SECTION, AND (D) HYDRAULICALLY OPERABLE MEANS MOUNTED ON SAID SECOND UPRIGHT FRAME SECTION AND OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO SAID MOVABLE PLATEN ASSEMBLY FOR MOVING THE SAME TOWARD AND AWAY FROM SAID STATIONARY PLATEN.

Claim 4

A MOLDING PRESS FOR USE IN THE MOLDING OF FOAM PLASTIC ARTICLES OF EXPANDED PLASTIC BEADS, SAID PRESS COMPRISING (A) A STATIONARY FRAME INCLUDING (1) A FIRST UPRIGHT FRAME SECTION, (2) A SECOND UPRIGHT FRAME SECTION SPACED FROM SAID FIRST UPRIGHT FRAME SECTION, (3) A PAIR OF LATERALLY SPACED HORIZONTAL UPPER TIE MEMBERS CONNECTING SAID UPRIGHT FRAME SECTIONS AT THE UPPER PORTIONS THEREOF, (4) A PAIR OF LATERALLY SPACED HORIZONTAL LOWER TIE MEMBERS CONNECTING SAID SPACED APART UPRIGHT FRAME SECTIONS AT THE LOWER PORTIONS THEREOF, (5) A PAIR OF LATERALLY SPACED HORIZONTAL INTERMEDIATE TIE MEMBERS DISPOSED BETWEEN AND IN SPACED RELATION TO SAID UPPER AND LOWER TIE MEMBERS AND BEING CONNECTED AT ONE END THEREOF TO SAID SECOND UPRIGHT FRAME SECTION AND EXTENDING TOWARD BUT TERMINATING AT THE OTHER ENDS THEREOF IN SPACED RELATION TO SAID FIRST FRAME SECTION, AND (6) AN UPRIGHT INTERMEDIATE FRAME MEMBER SUPPORTING SAID OTHER ENDS OF SAID INTERMEDIATE TIE MEMBERS AND BEING SPACED FROM SAID FIRST FRAME SECTION AND SAID LOWER TIE MEMBERS, THE AREA BETWEEN SAID INTERMEDIATE FRAME MEMBER AND SAID FIRST FRAME SECTION BEING UNOBSTRUCTED FOR FREE ACCESS THERETO, (B) A STATIONARY UPRIGHT PLATEN MOUNTED ON SAID FIRST UPRIGHT FRAME SECTION AND BEING ADAPTED TO RECEIVE AT LEAST ONE FIRST MOLD SECTION THEREON, (C) A MOVABLE UPRIGHT PLATEN ASSEMBLY MOUNTED ON SAID UPPER AND INTERMEDIATE TIE MEMBERS FOR MOVEMENT TOWARD AND AWAY FROM SAID STATIONARY PLATEN AND INCLUDING A MOVABLE PLATEN ADAPTED TO RECEIVE AT LEAST ONE SECOND MOLD SECTION THERON FOR MATING RELATION WITH THE FIRST MOLD SECTION, AND (D) HYDRAULICALLY OPERABLE MEANS MOUNTED ON SAID SECOND UPRIGHT FRAME SECTION AND OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO SAID MOVABLE PLATEN ASSEMBLY FOR MOVING THE SAME TOWARD AND AWAY FROM SAID STATIONARY PLATEN.