Patent ID: 6869558
Filing Date: 2005-03-22
Classification: B29C,B29K,B29L,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method for forming an article from thermoplastic material and fiber, said method comprising: heating thermoplastic material to form a molten thermoplastic material for blending with the fiber, blending the molten thermoplastic material with the fibers to form a molten composite material having a concentration of fiber by weight; extruding the molten composite material to form a flow of composite material gravitating onto a lower portion of a mold for forming the article; moving the lower portion of the mold in space and time while receiving the flow of composite material to deposit a predetermined quantity of molten composite material thereon conforming to mold cavities of the lower and an upper portion of the mold; and pressing the upper portion of the mold against the predetermined quantity of molten composite material and closing on the lower portion of the mold to form the article.