Patent ID: 7785518

Claim:
A method of molding a composite article comprising: providing a mold support housing defining an upper end, a lower end, and a height thereinbetween, the mold support housing also defining a first end, a second end, and a width thereinbetween; providing a first floating mold that includes a fluid backing, wherein the fluid defining the fluid backing is stored in a fluid chamber defined within the mold support housing, the fluid chamber positioned beneath the first floating mold, the first floating mold sealed to the mold support housing adjacent the first end at a first seal location and adjacent the second end at a second seal location, wherein the fluid chamber extends continuously beneath the first floating mold from the first seal location to the second seal location; and providing a second non-floating mold that does not include a fluid backing, wherein the second non-floating mold is positioned above the first floating mold and sealed to the mold support housing adjacent the first and second seal locations to define a molding chamber with the first floating mold.