Patent ID: 8556614

Claim:
A press system for use with an injection mold, the press system comprising: a first press section having a first portion of the mold attached thereto; a second press section having a second portion of the mold attached thereto; and a locking arm system being configured to secure said first press section to said second press section with the first portion of the mold and the second portion of the mold therebetween, said locking arm system including: at least one structural member coupled with one of said first press section and said second press section; and at least one swing arm pivotally connected to the other one of said first press section and said second press section, said at least one swing arm encountering said at least one structural member, said at least one swing arm interacting with said at least one structural member to draw said first press section and said second press section toward each other causing the first portion of the mold and the second portion of the mold to be proximate each other, said at least one structural member being slidable relative to at least one of said first press section and said second press section.