Abstract: The device comprises at least one forming and wrap-around labeling assembly (60) suitable for taking up an active configuration in which said assembly has a forming chamber (36) and a looping chamber (46), which chambers are in axial alignment and communicate with each other via an annular passageway (62) provided through the end wall of the forming chamber. The assembly is further provided with a pusher member (66) configured to push a wrap-around label (27) that is looped in the looping chamber into the forming chamber. At least one portion (36C?) in the forming chamber (36) flares going away from the end wall (36B) of the forming chamber and the pusher member is configured to expand radially while pushing the wrap-around label (26A) into said flared portion (36C?) of the forming chamber (36).

Abstract: A device and method for manufacturing integrated circuit packaging using a mold plunger with position compensation in a manufacturing setting. In an embodiment, a compensating mold plunger, which may be used during the manufacture of an integrated circuit package, engages a die set on a carrier and within a bushing. This may be done to inject a mold compound on top of the die/carrier. If the bushing that is housing the die/carrier tandem is misaligned with the plunger in any lateral direction, the amount of pressure may be compromised. A compensating mold plunger includes a flexible portion that allows for the head of the plunger to properly engage the die/carrier despite any possible misalignments. Further, different die/carrier combinations may also be used with a compensating mold plunger because the pressure and force applied may be uniform inside a bushing despite the contents of the bushing.

Abstract: The present disclosure describes a pan formed from a base plate, a housing, a divider and an ejection plate. Together, the pan is shaped to form a pocket bun. The constituent parts of the pan nest together when baking, and disassemble when removing the bun from the pan. The pocket bun has an open-mouth design to allow ingredients to be retained in the bun while the sandwich is being consumed. The open-mouth design is formed having either a single cavity or a plurality of cavities, with each cavity adapted for carrying a filling. The pan is designed having one or more chambers, with each chamber adapted for baking a bun. Adjacent chambers optionally include openings therebetween such that adjacent buns will have a baked connection therebetween.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for the manufacture of a chocolate piece or tablet having a core or cavity passing through the thickness of the piece or tablet which comprises a mold (10) comprising a surrounding wall (11) and base (12), a central aperture having a predetermined cross-sectional shape passing through the base, and a former (14) having a cross-sectional shape conforming to that of the central aperture adapted to reciprocate through the central aperture between a retracted position where its upper surface is level with the base (12) of the mold to an advanced position where its upper surface lies at any level from above the base of the mold to the top of the mold.

Abstract: An apparatus for making frozen comestibles including a base having a plurality of apertures formed vithin said first site thereof, and a plurality of molds attached to or formed integrally with the base, Each of the molds includes a receiving surface and an opening aligned with a corresponding one of the apertures of the base. Each of the molds is moveable between a first position, in which a substantial portion of at least one mold is positioned within the interior portion of the base and said receiving surface forms a molding cavity that is adapted to receive a comestible to be frozen, and a second position, in which a substantial portion of the mold extends outwardly from the first side of the base and the receiving surface of the mold is exposed externally.

Abstract: An ice making assembly includes a support and a mold rotatably mounted to the support configured for forming an ice cube therein. The mold has a base, a side wall attached to the base, and an opening in the side wall spaced from the base. An auger has a shaft with a proximal end fixed to the base of the mold, a distal end outside of the mold, and a central section between the proximal end and the distal end and extending through the opening. The auger also has a threaded portion. An inner mold is non-rotatably fixed to the support and extends into the mold. The inner mold defines an outer shape of the ice cube. The inner mold has at least one wall non-concentric with reference to a center line of the auger. A motor rotates the mold and auger relative to the support and inner mold. The inner mold is configured to prevent the ice cube from rotating with the mold and auger, the auger thereby moving the ice cube out of the mold and the inner mold via the opening.

Abstract: A method of in-molding a food item in a package defining at least one cavity for holding the food item and having an opening for accessing the food item. Liquid food product is introduced into the at least one cavity and allowed to solidify to form a solid food product, which is then unseated.

Abstract: The baking tin comprises a hollow part (1a) made of a flexible material having a side wall (3) whose upper end defines an opening (5), and a rigid reinforcement (7). Another annular or disk-shaped reinforcement (11?) is linked to the bottom (2), close to the join with the side wall (3).

Abstract: A solid food product is molded in a mold cavity and is thereafter packaged in the mold cavity. The mold cavity is formed in a sheet and includes a side wall which extends from the sheet and a bottom wall which includes an inverting portion which extends from said side wall and a central portion. The central potion of the bottom wall includes a plurality of ridges which form a decorative design. A liquid food product is introduced into the mold cavity and allowed to solidify to form a molded solid food product. The central portion of the bottom wall is thereafter pushed into the mold cavity to invert said inverting potion and to push the molded food product away from the central portion of the bottom wall. The molded food product includes ridges which correspond to the ridges in the bottom wall of the mold cavity. A lid is attached to the sheet to enclose and package the molded food product within the mold cavity.

Abstract: A system for forming thin-wall pre-cast concrete forms and structures, using vertical casting and slip-form techniques to partition wet concrete into separate thin-wall sections, the system being particularly useful for fabricating pre-cast concrete column forms having a composition and vertical consistency substantially the same as the integral poured concrete core of the finished concrete column.

Abstract: Thermoplastic polymers, rubbery polymeric components and reinforcing fillers are mixed and heated to a range of 380° F. to 440° F. The resulting mixture is then fed into a BANBURY mixer, with the resulting mixture fed into a diverter feeding two molds. The velocity of the piston of each mold being filled is controlled to thereby control the density of the molded product along its length (BANBURY is a registered trademark of Farrel Corporation). As each mold is filled, it is deposited in a cool water bath (50° F.–60° F.) while the next mold is being filled. The molds are sequentially transferred to an air cooling rack to complete the process. A texture, generally comprising indentations perpendicular to the longitudinal axis on the molded object, provides a frictional surface between the railway crosstie and the ballast beneath the crosstie.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for forming a number of thin-walled objects by means of a blow-moulding process from a layer of material which is deformable when heated, comprising: a lower mould with cavities (6) arranged therein, wherein the shape of each of the cavities (6) corresponds with the external shape of the objects to be formed; means for carrying the layer of material to be moulded onto the lower mould; supply means for supplying gas to the upper side of the lower mould; heating means for heating the lower mould; and mandrels movable into the cavities, wherein the lower mould is divided into a number of segments (5), wherein a number of segments (5) is placed around each cavity and the segments are movable in substantially radial direction between a first position, in which they form the wall of the cavity enclosed by the segments (5), and a second position in which an object (19) formed in the cavity can be moved out of the mould.

Abstract: An object may be colored to indicate draft angles of a pull direction at various locations of the object. The coloration advantageously employs a color map specifying a color spectrum for a range of trigonometric values of the draft angles.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a roller includes: forming a hollow cylindrical body that includes a fully solidified outer peripheral surface and a semi-solidified interior, with an inner peripheral surface swelling inwardly; and pressing the swollen portion of the inner peripheral surface outwardly by pulling an insert die from the semi-solidified cylindrical body, to thereby allow the outer periphery of the cylindrical body to swell outwardly in a barrel-like manner. A primary molded product including a through hole along a central axis is thereby formed, and a secondary resin is injected into the through hole of the primary molded product.

Abstract: A baking dish includes a generally shallow platter made of ceramic material suitable to withstand a baking environment and having a baking surface defining a supporting plane on which a baked product can be made. A substantially upright continuous wall in the form of a ring generally conforming to the shape of the baking surface is provided that has a height dimension when supported on the baking surfaces relative to the supporting plane to define a generally cylindrical space for receiving and containing a food product to be baked. The platter and ring have substantially conforming peripheries. A laterally extending bead or a protuberance extends about the periphery of the platter and a deformable engaging member in the form a peripheral lip is provided about the periphery of the ring for removably attaching the ring to the platter about the periphery and for providing a generally sealed connection at the mating surfaces of the platter and wall of the ring.

Abstract: A brick molding apparatus and mold section adapted for receiving a plurality of individual clay slugs and molding the clay slugs into green bricks. The mold section includes first and second opposing spaced-apart end plates extending from one end of the mold section to the other. A plurality of spaced-apart side plates are perpendicularly disposed between the opposing end plates. A plurality of adjustable base plates are positioned between the end plates and the side plates. The end plates, side plates, and base plates cooperate to form respective end, side, and bottom walls of a plurality of individual mold cavities. Each of the mold cavities has a length defined by a distance between the opposing end plates, a width defined by a distance between adjacent ones of the side plates, and a depth defined by a distance between the base plate and an open top of the mold cavity.

Abstract: A molded container top 140 has engravings 145 formed by an embossing 108. The core 120 withdrawn from the cavity 102 and a retaining ring 110 holds the hot molded part 140 in the cavity 102. The molded part 140 shrinks away from the cavity 102 and is pushed out of the cavity 102 by an ejector 105. The part 140 has no witness lines on its circumferential skirt 142.

Abstract: A ring-cake preparation system is adapted for use in association with a ring-cake and a ring-cake container. The ring cake container is formed in a cylindrical configuration. A plate with a post is positioned within the cake container. The apparatus includes at least one disc formed in a planar circular configuration with a circular aperture at its approximate center point. The diameter of each circular aperture measures between about eighteen and twenty percent of the diameter of each disc. Each circular aperture is adapted to permit the passage of the post of a ring cake container. At least one rim is formed in a cylindrical configuration and is positioned around the periphery of each disc. The rim is positioned in a perpendicular orientation with respect to the plane of the disc. The width of the rim measures between eight and twelve percent of the diameter of the disc. The disc intersects the rim at its approximate center point.

Abstract: A pair of molds or forms for constructing a geodesic igloo are described. One of the molds forms a hexagonal block of snow; the other, a pentagonal block. An icosahedron igloo with frequency 3 or 6 is constructed by shovelling snow into the molds, compacting such snow, and then carefully placing the compacted block of snow onto the igloo being constructed.

Abstract: An apparatus for providing a test sample of concrete from a large poured area of concrete includes a mold suitable for placement within the concrete form, said mold including a continuous sidewall and a bottom wall connected to the sidewall. An insert within said mold is spaced from the bottom wall so that a pressurization chamber is formed between the insert and the bottom wall of the mold. A fluid inlet is formed in the mold in fluid communication with the pressurization chamber and a fluid inlet tube is connected at a first end thereof to the fluid inlet. Preferably, the fluid tube is of a length sufficient to reach the surface of the concrete poured within the form. In one embodiment, a plurality of legs are formed on the insert to maintain the spacing of the insert from the bottom wall of the mold, the legs being separated sufficiently to allow fluid flow between them. In another embodiment, the space between the insert and the bottom of the mold is filled with a noncompressible fluid.

Abstract: A blowing mould has a mould with a terminal part which can be adjusted in axial direction relative to the mould by means of a threaded spindle and an adjustment nut. The terminal part is guided in a pressure sealed manner in the mould and is provided with a projecting rim which effects a seamless transition between the terminal part and the inner wall of the mould.

Abstract: The specification describes an apparatus which includes a mold cavity for use in molding an article such as a bar of soap. The mold cavity, which includes a bottom wall, side walls and end walls, is provided with means for moving at least one of the walls after the article has been formed in the mold so as to permit easy removal of the article therefrom.

Abstract: A dual-purpose baking pan assembly suitable for use in a conventional oven wherein the assembly as well as the food therein are exposed to a high-temperature atmosphere, and in a microwave oven wherein the atmosphere is close to ambient temperature and the assembly and the food are subjected to microwave energy. All components of the assembly are formed of a dielectric material unaffected by microwave energy and capable of withstanding high temperatures. The assembly is constituted by a circular base which fits into an annular groove formed in a cylindrical shell defined by a pair of complementary half-sections whose rear ends are hinged together by a removable pivot pin and whose front ends are joinable by a detachable clamp. Thus, after a food product is baked in the assembly, the shell thereof may be detached from the base to expose the food product without disrupting its structure.

Abstract: The invention relates to a matrix mold, in which at least one mold cavity is bounded by the head of an ejector at the lower opening of a cup, from which in the substantially truncated conical wall of this cup, widening upward, facing the interior, by at least two grooves in the lower part of the cup and by teeth disposed in the interior of these groove, which are radially slidable in a radial direction by an eccentric arrangement, and in which the diameter of the head is greater than the smallest diameter of the mold cavity.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to a hydraulically operated mechanism which releases precast concrete products, such as precast septic tanks, burial vaults, steps, and like precast concrete products from the mold in which they are cast, the mold including a base, an inner mold core and an outer surrounding mold shell, and the release mechanism being carried by the base and including at least one movable portion which defines a part of the mold cavity, a rod secured to the mold cavity portion, cam means for imparting motion to the rod which in turn moves the mold cavity portion whereby a precast product is moved and thus released from the associated mold cavity, and means for rotating the cam means to impart the motion to the rod with the latter being preferably, though not necessarily, hydraulically actuated.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for preforming and holding a wrapper in a orming mould constituting part of a forming station in a machine for heat-forming receptacles, said device comprising a plurality of applicator fingers movably mounted inside the forming chamber, the bottom wall comprising openings adapted to accommodate each finger, and further comprising finger controlling means which are arranged so as to ensure, on the one hand, the spaced-apart relationship of the fingers with respect to the side wall when the mould is in position of alignment with the wrapper-making device and, on the other hand, the application of said fingers against the side wall in all the other positions of the mould and during the displacement of said fingers along said side wall up to their housing in the bottom wall.