Patent ID: 7407376
Filing Date: 2008-08-05
Classification: B29C,Y10S

Abstract:
1. Apparatus for compression molding plastic articles, comprising: a plurality of molds mounted for travel along a first endless path around a first axis, each of said molds including an upper mold section and a lower mold section, at least one of said mold sections being moveable in a first direction parallel to said first axis over a portion of said first endless path with respect to the other, at least one of said mold sections being movable, in a second direction orthogonal to said first axis over said portion of said first endless path and; a mold charge delivery system for receiving mold charges from a source of plastic material to deliver individual mold charges to said molds in turn and including at least one delivery mechanism that travels in a second endless path around a second axis parallel to said first axis, said second endless path overlying said portion of said first endless path.