Automatic pipe making amchine

Claim 1

AN APPARATUS FOR FORMING CONCRETE PIPE, COMPRISING: (A) A SUPPORTING FRAME STRUCTURE HAVING A PALLET STATION THEREIN FOR RECEIVING PALLETS TO SUPORT A MOLD ASSEMBLY, (B) A MOLD ASSEMBLY INCLUDING AN OUTER MOLD CASING AND AN INNER MOLD CORE, SAID CASING AND SAID CORE DEFINING A PIPE MOLDING CAVITY AND SAID CASING AND SAID CORE BEING DEPENDINGLY SUPPORTED FROM A CROSSHEAD MEMBER, SAID CROSSHEAD MEMBER IN TURN BEING SLIDABLY CONNECTED TO SAID FRAME FOR UP AND DOWN MOVEMENT THEREON ABOVE SAID PALLET STATION, SAID MOLD ASSEMBLY ALSO INCLUDING A SOCKET FORMING MOLD MEMBER LOCATED BELOW SAID PALLET STATION, SAID SOCKET FORMING MOLD MEMBER BEING UPWARDLY MOVABLE FROM BELOW TO ABOVE A PALLET TO A POSITION CONCENTRICALLY WITHIN THE LOWER END OF SAID OUTER MOLD CASING, SAID SOCKET FORMING MEMBER HAVING A ROTATABLE UPPER PORTION FOR TROWELLING THE SOCKET SECTION OF CONCRETE PIPE IN SAID MOLD, SAID ROTATABLE PORTION ALSO HAVING A CLUTCH MEANS ENGAGING THE LOWER END OF SAID CORE FOR IMPARTING ROTATION TO SAID MOLD CORE, (C) A HOLDDOWN TUBE MEMBER OF A DIAMETER LARGER THAN SAID MOLD CORE YET SMALLER THAN SAID MOLD CASING, SAID TUBE MEMBER BEING CAPABLE OF LIMITED UP AND DOWN MOVEMENT AND OF BEING LOCKED IN CONTACT POSITION ON THE TOP END OF A COMPLATED PIPE IN SAID MOLD ASSEMBLY, (D) MOLD LIFT MEANS ATTACHED TO SAID CROSSHEAD MEMBER FOR UPWARDLY WITHDRAWING SAID MOLD CASING AND CORE WHILE THE COMPLETED PIPE IS HELD IN PLACE BY SAID TUBE MEMBER, (E) COMPACTING MEANS ATTACHED TO SAID MOLD ASSEMBLY FOR FACILITATING SETTLING OF CONCRETE MIX INTRODUCED TO SAID MOLD ASSEMBLY, AND (F) CONCRETE SUPPLY MEANS FOR DELIVERING MIX TO SAID CAVITY IN SAID MOLD ASSEMBLY.

Claim 2

AN APPARATUS FOR FORMING CONCRETE PIPE, COMPRISING: (A) A SUPPORTING FRAME STRUCTURE HAVING A PALLET STATION THEREIN FOR RECEIVING PALLETS TO SUPORT A MOLD ASSEMBLY, (B) A MOLD ASSEMBLY INCLUDING AN OUTER MOLD CASING AND AN INNER MOLD CORE, SAID CASING AND SAID CORE DEFINING A PIPE MOLDING CAVITY AND SAID CASING AND SAID CORE BEING DEPENDINGLY SUPPORTED FROM A CROSSHEAD MEMBER, SAID CROSSHEAD MEMBER IN TURN BEING SLIDABLY CONNECTED TO SAID FRAME FOR UP AND DOWN MOVEMENT THEREON ABOVE SAID PALLET STATION, SAID MOLD ASSEMBLY ALSO INCLUDING A SOCKET FORMING MOLD MEMBER LOCATED BELOW SAID PALLET STATION, SAID SOCKET FORMING MOLD MEMBER BEING UPWARDLY MOVABLE FROM BELOW TO ABOVE A PALLET TO A POSITION CONCENTRICALLY WITHIN THE LOWER END OF SAID OUTER MOLD CASING, SAID SOCKET FORMING MEMBER HAVING A ROTATABLE UPPER PORTION FOR TROWELLING THE SOCKET SECTION OF CONCRETE PIPE IN SAID MOLD, SAID ROTATABLE PORTION ALSO HAVING A CLUTCH MEANS ENGAGING THE LOWER END OF SAID CORE FOR IMPARTING ROTATION TO SAID MOLD CORE, (C) A HOLDDOWN TUBE MEMBER OF A DIAMETER LARGER THAN SAID MOLD CORE YET SMALLER THAN SAID MOLD CASING, SAID TUBE MEMBER BEING CAPABLE OF LIMITED UP AND DOWN MOVEMENT AND OF BEING LOCKED IN CONTACT POSITION ON THE TOP END OF A COMPLATED PIPE IN SAID MOLD ASSEMBLY, (D) MOLD LIFT MEANS ATTACHED TO SAID CROSSHEAD MEMBER FOR UPWARDLY WITHDRAWING SAID MOLD CASING AND CORE WHILE THE COMPLETED PIPE IS HELD IN PLACE BY SAID TUBE MEMBER, (E) COMPACTING MEANS ATTACHED TO SAID MOLD ASSEMBLY FOR FACILITATING SETTLING OF CONCRETE MIX INTRODUCED TO SAID MOLD ASSEMBLY, AND (F) CONCRETE SUPPLY MEANS FOR DELIVERING MIX TO SAID CAVITY IN SAID MOLD ASSEMBLY.