Patent ID: 8070471
Filing Date: 2011-12-06
Classification: B29C,B29K

Abstract:
1. A molding apparatus comprising: a bottom platen; a bottom mold portion carried by said bottom platen; a top platen overlying said bottom platen and said bottom mold portion, and including at least one slot extending therethrough for receiving a molding material, the molding material to be gravity deposited into said bottom mold portion; a top mold portion carried by said top platen and moveable between a molding material loading position and an article forming position; and an actuator coupled to said top mold portion for moving said top mold portion between the molding material loading position and the article forming position, with the molding material loading position corresponding to when said top mold portion is non-overlying said bottom mold portion so that the molding material can be gravity deposited therein, and with the article forming position corresponding to when said top mold portion is overlying said bottom mold portion for molding an article.