Patent ID: 9539779
Date: 2017-01-10
CPC Classifications: B29C,B29D,B29L

Claim:
1. A method of molding articles using a molding machine having a fixed structure with a working volume provided therein, the method comprising: providing a first mold portion defining a first mold cavity surface; moving the first mold portion from a molding orientation within the working volume to an access orientation at least partially outside the working volume, wherein the step of moving the first mold portion includes: moving the first mold portion from the access orientation to the molding orientation; shaping a material introduced into a first mold cavity defined at least in part by the first mold cavity surface to form a first molded article; providing a second mold portion defining a second mold cavity surface; and moving the second mold portion from a molding orientation within the working volume to an access orientation at least partially outside the working volume, wherein the step of moving the second mold portion includes: