Patent ID: 7544057

Claim:
A molding system for forming an article of composite material, comprising: a track including at least three track members having L-shapes; a mold supported by, and capable of movement relative to said track, said mold including a first end plate, a second end plate defining an aperture, and at least three side walls extending between said first end plate and said second end plate, said first end plate having at least three corners and said second end plate having at least three corners, each of said at least three track members of said track supporting one of said at least three corners of said first end plate and one of said at least three corners of said second end plate; and an injection tube extending through said aperture into the interior of said mold, said injection tube including a flange extending radially outward therefrom to provide at least three edges, each of which interface with one of said at least three side walls of said mold, said injection tube being connected to a source of the composite material, and injection of the composite material through said injection tube causes movement between said mold and said injection tube.