Patent ID: 6986653

Claim:
Apparatus configured to cool a plurality of plastic articles formed in respective molds during at least two consecutive molding cycles, the plurality of plastic articles loadable into the apparatus from a fixed registration position for each mold, the apparatus comprising: a) a rotatable cooling turret block having an axis of rotation and at least: i) a first plurality of cooling structures configured to hold a first plurality of molded plastic articles formed in a first molding cycle; and ii) a second plurality of cooling structures configured to hold a second plurality of molded plastic articles formed in a different molding cycle than the first molding cycle; b) a drive assembly coupled to the rotatable cooling turret block to cause the rotatable cooling turret block to rotate about the axis of rotation, the drive assembly further configured to cause linear displacement of the rotatable cooling turret block in a direction substantially parallel to the axis of rotation, whereby the linear displacement causes the first plurality of cooling structures and then the second plurality of cooling structures to be presentable to and aligned with the fixed registration position for receipt of molded articles thereinto.