Patent ID: 6908577
Filing Date: 2005-06-21
Classification: B29C,E04C

Abstract:
1. A process for manufacturing a capital for an architectural column, which comprises: lightly coating the inside of a mold having a first opening and one or more other openings with mold release; placing the first opening of the mold upon a surface that has been coated with mold release; either before or after placing the first opening of the mold upon a surface that has been coated with mold release, positioning a plug where the first opening is or will be located on the surface; through another opening in the mold pouring foam around the plug to a level that is less than the thickness of the mold; after the foam has hardened, removing the mold from the surface; securely covering all other openings in the mold; introducing an elastomer into the mold; commencing rotation of the mold about two orthogonal axes either before or after introduction of the elastomer; replacing the plug in the first opening; after the coating formed by the prior introduction of the elastomer has become tacky but before such coating has become firm, the introduction of the elastomer is repeated one or more times; and after the final coating formed by the introduction of the elastomer has become tacky but not firm, foam is introduced into the mold.