Patent ID: 9512027
Filing Date: 2016-12-06
CPC Classification: C03B,F16L

Claim Text:
1. A mold assembly, comprising: a mold having a mold cavity defined by a mold surface having a three-dimensional shape and at least one opening for communication of fluid or vacuum to the mold cavity; a plenum base mounted to the mold such that a chamber is defined between the plenum base and the mold, the chamber being in communication with the at least one opening in the mold; a cooling plate arranged in the chamber; an outer tube and an inner tube each having a first end proximate the plenum base and a second end remote from the plenum base, the outer tube and inner tube being concentrically arranged such that a fluid passage is defined between the outer tube and inner tube, wherein the inner tube comprises an inner wall and an outer wall; a first fluid conduit defined by the inner wall of the inner tube extending from a fluid supply or vacuum source through the inner tube to a first opening in the plenum base into the chamber; and a second fluid conduit extending from the fluid passage through a port in the outer tube and a second opening in the plenum base to the cooling plate.