Patent ID: 7217380

Claim:
A vibration apparatus for tooling to break apart clumps of solid media in the tooling, the media being added to provide rigidity during processing, the apparatus comprising: an elastomeric tooling for forming a structure; and a container located in the tooling, the container comprising: a top surface; a bottom surface; a first layer of elastomeric material located on the bottom surface, a first conductor located in the first layer; a second layer of elastomeric material on the first layer, and defining a space between the first layer and the second layer; a second conductor located in the second layer in proximity to the first conductor; a cavity located between the top surface and the second layer, wherein the cavity is capable of being filled with a solid media in order to provide rigidity to the tooling during processing; a power source generating a first current in the first conductor thereby creating a first magnetic field around the first conductor and generating a second current opposite the first current in the second conductor thereby creating a second magnetic field around the second conductor, wherein the first and second magnetic fields force the first and second conductors apart thereby forcing the first and second layers of elastomeric material apart; and wherein forcing the first and second layers of elastomeric material apart vibrates the tooling sufficiently to break apart any clumps of solid media in the cavity into smaller pieces of solid media.