Patent ID: 6929767
Filing Date: 2005-08-16
Classification: B29C

Abstract:
1. A method of molding an article comprising the steps of: (1) defining a closed circuit; (2) ordering a plurality of open molds in a reoccurring sequence dependent upon which lap each of the plurality of molds has completed; (3) transiting the plurality of open molds about the closed circuit for a plurality of laps; and (4) performing a predetermined series of operations on each of the plurality of open molds during each of said plurality of laps, at least one of said plurality of operations comprising an environmentally controlled applying operation, the predetermined series of operations including transiting the plurality of open molds through the environmentally controlled applying operation as a multiple of sets in which each set includes a reoccurring sequence of open molds in which each open mold within each set is on a different lap.