Patent ID: 7695268

Claim:
A system for manufacturing an uncured concrete block using a dry-cast manufacturing process, comprising: a mold box including a pair of side walls, a pair of side plates fixedly fastened to the pair of sidewalls so that the sidewalls and side plates do not substantially move, an open top side and an open bottom side, defining an open interior region; a division plate spanning the open interior region to define a plurality of separate mold cavities within the open interior region; a movable end liner disposed within two or more of the plurality of separate mold cavities; a hydraulic cylinder located within the open interior region and operably coupled with the movable end liners to selectively shift the movable end liners between a first position and a second position; and a push member connected to the movable end liners; a push bar connected to the push member; and a connecting member extending from the hydraulic cylinder connected to the push bar.