US4027845A
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Flexible mold including rigid encapsulated mandrel
Assignee: MOLDING TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS Ltd
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Filing: 1975-04-28
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Granted: 1977-06-07
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Expires: 1995-04-28
Abstract
Abstract An apparatus for molding articles free of seams and parting lines including a one-piece flexible mold which is deformable and which includes a rigid core member, and a vacuum pot which is used to cause the mold to expand radially outwardly to allow the molded article to be released. The core member may comprise a rigid central mandrel which is rigidly embedded in the bottom wall of the mold and which is hollow and includes ports such that a pressurized catalytic gas may be injected into the mold material to cause a bonding agent to set.
Inventors
- 👤 Raymond M. Putzer
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 05:07
CPC Classifications
B; B28; B28B; B28B13/00; B28B13/04; B28B13/06; B28B7/00; B28B7/06; B28B7/40; B28B7/44; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S425/00; Y10S425/019; Y10S425/044
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
152 words
Apparatus for molding seamless articles comprising a generally hollow, one-piece distensible flexible mold having a bottom wall and side walls of such thickness that the mold is self-supporting and supports the weight of a molding material poured therein without distortion of said mold, and a rigid upwardly extending core member having a radially extending flange around the periphery of its lower portion fixedly embedded in the bottom wall of said mold and positioned intermediate the thickness of said bottom wall, and a downwardly extending core member received in said mold and defining an annular chamber therewith, said downwardly extending core including an axially extending bore for receiving therein said upwardly extending core member in mating engagement such that said downwardly extending core member is supported and positioned with respect to said mold by said upwardly extending core, said core members and said mold defining a generally annular chamber for receiving molding material.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
152 words
Apparatus for molding seamless articles comprising a generally hollow, one-piece distensible flexible mold having a bottom wall and side walls of such thickness that the mold is self-supporting and supports the weight of a molding material poured therein without distortion of said mold, and a rigid upwardly extending core member having a radially extending flange around the periphery of its lower portion fixedly embedded in the bottom wall of said mold and positioned intermediate the thickness of said bottom wall, and a downwardly extending core member received in said mold and defining an annular chamber therewith, said downwardly extending core including an axially extending bore for receiving therein said upwardly extending core member in mating engagement such that said downwardly extending core member is supported and positioned with respect to said mold by said upwardly extending core, said core members and said mold defining a generally annular chamber for receiving molding material.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
42 words
The apparatus set forth in claim 1 wherein the side walls of said mold have substantial undercut portions therein and wherein the mold includes a substantially thick radially extending flange around its upper portion for supporting said mold in the vacuum pot.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
164 words
A mold for use with a vacuum pot, comprising: a generally hollow, one-piece distensible flexible mold having a bottom wall and side walls defining a mold cavity, said side walls being of such thickness that the mold is self-supporting and supports the weight of molding material poured therein without distortion of said mold, said mold including a rigid upwardly extending core member disposed within said mold cavity, said upwardly extending core member including a lower end having a radially extending flange fixedly embedded in the bottom wall of the mold and supporting said core member in a vertical position in said cavity, and further including a downwardly extending core member having an axially extending bore in one end for receiving therein said upwardly extending core member in mating engagement, wherein said downwardly extending core member is supported in position with respect to said mold by said upwardly extending core member in such a manner as to define an annular mold cavity with said mold.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
164 words
A mold for use with a vacuum pot, comprising: a generally hollow, one-piece distensible flexible mold having a bottom wall and side walls defining a mold cavity, said side walls being of such thickness that the mold is self-supporting and supports the weight of molding material poured therein without distortion of said mold, said mold including a rigid upwardly extending core member disposed within said mold cavity, said upwardly extending core member including a lower end having a radially extending flange fixedly embedded in the bottom wall of the mold and supporting said core member in a vertical position in said cavity, and further including a downwardly extending core member having an axially extending bore in one end for receiving therein said upwardly extending core member in mating engagement, wherein said downwardly extending core member is supported in position with respect to said mold by said upwardly extending core member in such a manner as to define an annular mold cavity with said mold.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
157 words
A mold for use with a vacuum pot, comprising: a generally hollow, one-piece distensible flexible mold having a bottom wall and side walls defining a mold cavity, said side walls being of such thickness that the mold is self-supporting and supports the weight of molding material poured therein without distortion of said mold, said mold including a rigid upwardly extending core member disposed within said mold cavity, said upwardly extending core member including a lower end in the bottom wall of the mold and supporting said core member in a vertical position in said cavity, and further including a downwardly extending core member having an axially extending bore in one end of receiving therein said upwardly extending core member in mating engagement, wherein said downwardly extending core member is supported in position with respect to said mold by said upwardly extending core member in such a manner as to define an annular mold cavity with said mold.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
157 words
A mold for use with a vacuum pot, comprising: a generally hollow, one-piece distensible flexible mold having a bottom wall and side walls defining a mold cavity, said side walls being of such thickness that the mold is self-supporting and supports the weight of molding material poured therein without distortion of said mold, said mold including a rigid upwardly extending core member disposed within said mold cavity, said upwardly extending core member including a lower end in the bottom wall of the mold and supporting said core member in a vertical position in said cavity, and further including a downwardly extending core member having an axially extending bore in one end of receiving therein said upwardly extending core member in mating engagement, wherein said downwardly extending core member is supported in position with respect to said mold by said upwardly extending core member in such a manner as to define an annular mold cavity with said mold.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
42 words
The apparatus set forth in claim 4 wherein the side walls of said mold have substantial undercut portions therein and wherein the mold includes a substantially thick radially extending flange around its upper portion for supporting said mold in said vacuum pot.
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