Oriented removal structure for an injection molding machine

Claim 1

In an apparatus for injection molding thermoplastic products having at least two platens, at least one being movable, mold halves attached to said platens, a mold cavity formed by said mold halves, movable ejector pins extending partially into said cavity, and means for injecting plastic into said cavity, the improveMent comprising a movable finished product receiving and orienting means disposed outside the platen area during the molding process and movable upon mold opening to a position between said spaced platens, closely spaced from and about the finished product, said receiving and orienting means being shaped to receive the product and place it in a predetermined orientation, and comprising a telescoping exit trough which is disposed below the mold portions during molding, and which telescopes upward into position about the ejector pin supported product when the mold is opened, said telescoping exit trough having a movable upper receiving portion having ejector pin receiving apertures therein and a stationary lower funneling portion through which the product exits.