Patent ID: 7628597

Claim:
A device for producing labeled expanded resin containers comprising: at least one mold cavity rail; at least one mandrel rail oriented perpendicular to the mold cavity rail; a female mold cavity car adapted to move along at least one mold cavity rail between a removed position, a transfer position, and a molding position and including at least one female portion of a two-part mold oriented parallel to the mold cavity rail; a male mold cavity car adapted to move along at least one mold cavity rail between an extended position, a releasing position and a molding position and including at least one male portion of the two-part mold, wherein the female portion and male portion form a mold cavity when the female and male mold cavity cars are in their respective molding positions; and a mandrel car adapted to move along at least one mandrel rail between a readying position and an insertion position and including at least one mandrel adapted to seat within the female portion when the mandrel car is in the insertion position and the female car is in the transfer position, the mandrel car including one or more cup removers adapted to pull a vacuum and be oriented directly opposed to a male portion when the mandrel car is in the insertion position and the male cavity car is in the releasing position; wherein the two part mold comprises at least one conduit adapted to supply preexpanded resin beads to the mold cavity and at least one conduit for supplying steam to the mold cavity.