Patent ID: 8167605

Claim:
A production assembly for mass producing a plurality of resin coated articles, comprising: an input line upon which is transported a plurality of rigid and planar shaped inserts; an output positioned in line a spaced relationship from said input line for removing the resin coated articles; at least one mold supporting and closed loop conveyor line extending between said input and output lines, said conveyor line including a mold assembly line and an empty mold return line divided into an upper mold half return line and a lower mold half return line; a first lift and transfer mechanism communicable between said input line and said mold assembly line for collecting, in succession, an insert for installation within a series of molds supported upon said assembly line, said molds each further comprising a lower mold half communicated to said lower mold half return line via a vertically displaceable input side located lift and an assembleable upper mold half communicated to said upper mold half return line via said first lift and transfer mechanism, wherein said upper and lower mold halves, upon assembly, collectively defining an interior within which a selected insert is suspended; a mixing and dispensing station located at said mold assembly line and communicating with each mold in succession to fill the interior and around said suspended insert within each mold with a viscous and curable resin material, said assembled and filled molds setting while being conveyed at a selected speed along said mold assembly line; and a second lift and transfer mechanism communicable between said mold assembly line and said output line for removing the finished articles from the mold for depositing upon said output line concurrent with said empty molds redirected along said return line to said mold assembly line.