Abstract: A mold for rotational casting of plastics is disclosed. The mold is formed in two mating sections with one section having a raised tongue and the other having a groove disposed to receive the tongue. The mold sections have flat faces fitting together in sealing engagement. A channel is formed in one of the flat faces around the tongue, and aperture means are provided to communicate the channel with the outside of the mold. Also, additional aperture means are provided to connect the groove with the outside of the mold. Thus, entrapped gases are preferentially vented to the outside of the mold rather than inwardly where they could deform cast parts.

Abstract: An enclosure for encapsulating and sealing a splice between two or more underground cables is disclosed. A tubular chamber is provided to receive the splice, and the chamber has a radial access hole for pouring plastic compound into the chamber. The cables to be spliced pass through caps which enclose the ends of the chamber. A rotatable sleeve fits over the center of the chamber. The sleeve has an aperture corresponding to the access hole in the tubular chamber, and an outwardly projecting funnel extending from the aperture. The aperture in the sleeve can be aligned with the access hole and liquid plastic compound poured through the funnel into the tubular chamber to surround the splice. When the chamber has been filled with plastic compound, the sleeve can simply be rotated with respect to the chamber and locked to disalign the aperture and the access hole and thereby seal the chamber.

Abstract: Hydraulic cement or the like is poured into a closed mould under a reduced pressure condition to a level slightly higher than a predetermined level. Coarse aggregate and steel rods are prepacked in the mould. After pouring, the pressure in the mould is increased to atmospheric pressure or a higher pressure to force the hydraulic cement above the predetermined level back into the space below the level thus compacting the poured in hydraulic cement. A cushion device is provided for the pouring device. An overflow tank is connected to the mould to observe the level of the poured cement. The pressure in the overflow tank is also decreased during pouring and increased after pouring.

Abstract: Press molds for vulcanizing plastic materials comprise a pair of mold parts defining between them a mold cavity. One of the parts is a die and the other is a cover plate that defines with the die the mold cavity. A hot liquid is introduced into a lower portion of the mold cavity through the die and gas is removed from the upper portion of the mold cavity through the cover plate. As a result, both prevulcanization and after vulcanization can be achieved in one single press mold, by surrounding the material in the mold with hot liquid in the prevulcanization and then withdrawing the liquid when the molded material fills the die cavity in the second stage of vulcanization.

Abstract: In a process for casting a plate grid for a lead-acid storage battery comprising the steps of preparing a casting die assembly including two interengagable die halves between which is formed a casting cavity to cast a plate grid therein and pouring a molten metal of lead or lead alloy into said casting cavity to form said plate grid therein, an air in said casting cavity is vented through gaps between said die halves and then through a narrow air passage in at least one venting member received in either of said die halves so that said venting member is flush with the casting surface of the corresponding die half, said venting member at the top surface having cavity forming portions operatively associated with said die halves.

Abstract: A light weight portable device that may be utilized to save soap by subjecting the remnants of bars of soap to compression to reform the remnants into a solid bar of desired configuration, and surplus water associated with the remnants being discharged from the device during the reforming operation. After the remnants have been reformed into a solid bar, the bar may be ejected from the device by a simple manual operation. The device is particularly adapted to being formed in its entirety from a polymerized resin such as polyethylene, polypropyline or the like by conventional molding techniques.

Abstract: A static mold vent comprising a bore extending through a mold wall with a cylindrical inner portion opening at a cavity surface in the mold and a threaded outer portion opening at an exterior surface of the mold, a plug with a threaded outer portion engaged in the threaded portion of the bore and cylindrical inner portion projecting inwardly through the inner portion of the bore and cooperating therewith to define an air conducting annulus opening at said cavity surface, air bleed means in the plug communicating between the outer end thereof and the outer end of the annulus and tool engaging means engageable at the rear end of the plugs.

Abstract: Nails having one or more washers positioned between the nail head and the face of the mold are inserted into the vents of tire molds. The washered nails prevent rubber protrusion from forming in the vents during molding, but allow the escape of air.

Abstract: A device for regulating the flow of moldable material from a mold which has two mold parts which are separable along a parting plane or surface with a vent passage defined along the plane which extends from the interior of the mold to atmosphere or to a venting apparatus such as a venting pump. One of the mold parts is provided with a recess adjacent the mold separating plane which includes a block having a vent continuation passage which communicates with the vent passage. The vent continuation passage includes a first elongated vent continuation passage portion which communicates with the lower end of a piston bore for a regulating piston which is displaceable in the bore against biasing means by an outflow of the moldable material.

Abstract: Nails are inserted into the vents of tire molds. The nails prevent rubber protrusion from forming in the vents during molding.