Patent ID: 7802980

Claim:
An end of arm tool for use within a molding system, the end of arm tool comprising: a base structure attachable, in use, to an actuator of the molding system, said base structure comprising a first mounting structure interface and a second mounting structure interface being located on the same face of the base structure; a first mounting structure configured to be releasably accepted, in use, within said first mounting structure interface; said mounting structure for receiving, in use, a plurality of first part receptacles; a second mounting structure configured to be releasably accepted, in use, within said second mounting structure interface; said second mounting structure for receiving, in use, a plurality of second part receptacles; said plurality of first part receptacles and said plurality of second part receptacles configured to receive respective molded articles directly from in-between mold halves in a mold-open configuration; said base structure comprising a service connecting interface configured to connect, in use, a service to said plurality of first part receptacles via said first mounting structure and said plurality of second part receptacles via said second mounting structure, whereby configuration of at least one of (i) the plurality of first part receptacles and (ii) the plurality of second part receptacles can be changed from a first configuration to a second configuration without detaching said base structure from said actuator.