Patent ID: 8485810

Claim:
A rotary molding machine comprising: a base; a movable member mounted for rotation on the base about a rotational axis, the movable member having a first component and a second component which is parallel to the first component, the first and second components extend transversely to the rotational axis; a plurality of modular mold clamp assemblies positioned on the movable member, each modular mold clamp assembly being moveable between an open and a closed position, each modular mold clamp assembly having mounting areas which are mounted with respective mounting locations of the first and second components; an array of mounting openings are provided in the mounting locations of the first and second components of the movable members, the mounting openings are configured to accommodate multiple mold clamp assembly configurations; the modular mold clamp assemblies provide the structure and rigidity between the first and second components to help maintain the first and second components in position relative to each other.