Match plate molding machine for the simultaneous production of cope and drag mold sections

Claim 1

IN A SAND MOLD-FOLDING MACHINE FOR THE SIMULTANEOUS PRODUCTION OF COPE AND DRAG MOLD SECTIONS, A MACHINE FRAMEWORK ESTABLISHING A WORKING AREA, A LIFT TABLE, A LOWER DRAG FLASK SECTION AND AN UPPER COPE FLASH SECTION DISPOSED IN SAID WORKING AREA IN SUPERPOSED RELATIONSHIP IN THE ORDER NAMED, MEANS FIXEDLY AND REMOVABLY SECURING THE UPPER COPE FLASK SECTION TO THE MACHINE FRAMEWORK, A MATCH PLATE MOUNTED FOR LATERAL SHIFTING MOVEMENTS IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS BETWEEN AN ADVANCED POSITION WHEREIN IT IS PROJECTED INTO THE WORKING AREA BETWEEN THE TWO FLASK SECTIONS AND A RETRACTED OUT-OF-THEWAY POSITION WHEREIN IT IS REMOTE FROM THE WORKING AREA, SAID MATCH PLATE, WHEN IN ITS ADVANCED POSITION WITHIN THE WORKING AREA, BEING CAPABLE OF LIMITED VERTICAL SHIFTING MOVEMENT BETWEEN A LOWERED POSITION WHEREIN IT IS SPACED FROM AND DISPOSED BELOW THE LEVEL OF THE UPPER COPE FLASK SECTION AND A FULLY RAISED POSITION WHEREIN IT ENGAGES THE LATTER FLASK SECTION, SAID LOWER DRAG FLASK SECTION BEING SUPPORTED UPON THE LIFT TABLE AND MOVABLE BODILY THEREWITH, SAID TABLE BEING KMOVABLE UPWARDLY FROM A LOWERED POSITION WHEREIN THE DRAG FLASK SECTION THEREON IS SPACED FROM AND DISPOSED BELOW THE LEVEL OF THE MATCH PLATE, THROUGH AN INTEMEDIATE POSITION WHEREIN THE DRAG FLASK SECTION ENGAGES THE MATCH PLATE AND RAISES THE LATTER FROM ITS LOWERED POSITION, TO AN ELEVATED POSITION WHEREIN THE DRAG FLASK SECTION BRINGS THE MATCH PLATE ENGAGED THEREBY TO ITS FULLY RAISED POSI-