Patent ID: 7134860
Filing Date: 2006-11-14
Classification: B29C

Abstract:
1. A mold access and storage structure for a machine comprising: an elevated platform having a generally rectangular horizontally extending frame, a pair of parallel longitudinally extending sides and a pair of parallel transversely extending sides extending upwardly from said frame; legs attached to said frame and straddling the machine for holding said platform above the machine; a walkway mounted on said frame along one of said transverse sides and one of said longitudinal sides; a plurality of spaced apart parallel oil and water containment reservoirs carried by said frame adjacent said walkway and along the other transverse and longitudinal sides; said reservoirs each having a bottom wall and four upstanding side walls for receiving and storing a mold when not in use by the machine and for collecting any oil or lubricant draining from the mold; and a vertical ladder with upper and lower ends for permitting a person to access said walkway, said ladder having the lower end engaging the ground and the upper end attached to said frame near said walkway.