Patent ID: 7073767
Filing Date: 2006-07-11
Classification: B28B,E04H,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A vertical mold apparatus for manufacturing a plurality of pre-cast wall panels, said apparatus comprising: an exterior frame; a series of wall face-defining mold components juxtaposed side-by-side and arranged generally vertically within said frame to extend upwardly from a floor of said frame, said mold components comprising a pair of end mold components located at respective ends of said series, each said end mold component having a generally planar support portion and a recess-defining component attached to an inwardly facing side thereof, and further including at least one intermediate mold component disposed between said end mold components, each intermediate mold component including a generally planar support portion and a pair of recess-defining components attached respectively to opposite sides of said support portion, each adjoining pair of mold components having opposing recess-defining components that generally face one another, each recess-defining portion being carried centrally on a respective face of an associated support portion such that said support portion includes a horizontally exposed border that completely peripherally surrounds said attached recess-defining portion; and each adjacent pair of mold components being spaced apart from one another along respective vertical sides thereof, said frame holding said mold components together in a juxtaposed condition such that a plurality of generally parallel, vertically oriented voids are formed, whereby casting material is introduced into said voids and allowed to set to form a plurality of wall panels.