Patent ID: 7237408

Claim:
A flexible biasing surface mold comprising: a platform having a major surface; a first deformable member mounted on the platform and spaced from the major surface of the platform; a second deformable member mounted on the platform and spaced from the major surface of the platform and from the first deformable member; a plurality of flexible strap members between the first and second deformable members and having a space between adjacent strap members, each strap member having one end portion connected to the first deformable member, the opposite end portion connected to the second deformable member, and a surface facing and spaced from the major surface of the platform wherein the strap members are connected to the platform solely by their connections to the first and second deformable members, and a force applying member acting on at least one of the deformable members to change distance between the major surface of the platform and a portion of the at least one of the deformable member.