Patent ID: 9334186
Filing Date: 2016-05-10
CPC Classification: C03B

Claim Text:
1. For use in connection with a furnace and a shaping station to shape a transparency having at least one ply, the apparatus comprising: a. a frame that includes at least one frame stop said frame being laterally moveable through said furnace; b. a lower press ring that is supported on said frame and that defines an upwardly facing clamping surface for supporting at least one ply; c. a two-stage gravity press that is laterally positioned at said shaping station, said two-stage gravity press being vertically moveable with respect to said lower press ring at times when said lower press ring is located at said shaping station, said two-stage gravity press including: d. a suspension assembly that is selectively coupled to said second stage gravity press, said suspension assembly being vertically moveable to raise and lower said upper press ring at times when said at least one stop of said upper press ring is apart from said at least one frame stop, said suspension assembly also being vertically moveable to raise said second stage gravity press from said second position.