Abstract: A cold forming process for forming a meat patty includes heating a ground meat product to a temperature T1, wherein T1?40° F. The ground meat product is formed into an uncooked patty at temperature T1. The uncooked patty is precooked to form a precooked patty having a skin of depth D comprising denatured protein. The skin is formed on at least an area on the outside of the precooked patty. At least a first portion of the meat product disposed beneath said skin is at approximately T1. The precooked patty is cooked to form a cooked patty, wherein said at least a first portion of the meat product is at a temperature T2. The cooked patty is then frozen and then packaged.

Abstract: A method of forming a sealed cavity around an end of a fastener protruding from a structure is disclosed having the steps of: (i) installing a cap having a cap body terminating at a rim which surrounds an opening of a cavity over the end of the fastener so that the end of the fastener is enclosed within the cavity; (ii) heating the cap to increase a temperature within the cavity; (iii) providing a bead of uncured sealing material around the rim of the cap body to seal a volume of gas within the cavity; and (iv) curing the bead of sealing material during a cure period.

Abstract: A curb/walk forming bracket has two half brackets connected to form a spacer/bracket. Each half bracket has a main body with an outer fin and an inner fin for attachment to form boards. A top bend extends from the main body and has a guide hole for placement of a stake. A lower guide hole or formed surround extends from the main body and is vertically aligned with the top guide hole. Slots or slotted holes run the length of the top bend of the main body of each half bracket with the slots or slotted holes accommodating fasteners for connecting the two half brackets so as to form an inverted “U” shape when placed for forming in an upright position. Holes are provided in the main body of each half bracket for fastening stakes for ground anchorage. Holes along each inner fin of each half bracket allow fastening to the form boards.

Abstract: An apparatus for casting material has a die for receiving a compressive force, the die having a shaped-opening for receiving a die insert. The die insert has an exterior shape that is adapted to cooperate with and be received in the opening such that compressive forces impinging upon the die are focused upon the die insert such that tensile forces within the die and impinging upon the die insert are minimized.

Abstract: Mold system (1) for manufacturing cardboard-based container, comprising movable mold half (10) and stationary mold half (20) located opposite one another. Movable mold half (10), movable with respect to stationary mold half (20), includes at least a core plate (4), a plate-like seal ring (5) movable with respect to the core, and collar ring (6). Stationary mold half (40) includes at least a mold plate (7) provided with a mold cavity (71) and a seal surface (7a). In the mold system (1), an insert (720) can be supported on and detachably attached to the base (71b) of the mold cavity (71) reducing the depth H of the mold cavity by its height h. Container (500) comprises bottom (57) pressed from cardboard blank and wall (59) connected to the bottom and plastic rim (50) connected to the upper edge of the walls.

Abstract: A flexible mold for a smoking device having a cup-shaped outer wall, a cup-shaped inner wall, and a third cup-shaped wall. The outer wall has a continuous sidewall connected to a bottom wall containing a central opening. The sidewall of the outer wall extends from the bottom wall of the outer wall to an open end and contains an opening in the sidewall spaced between the bottom end and the open end. The inner wall has a continuous sidewall, a cover closing one end. The sidewall of the inner wall is attached to the bottom wall of the outer wall surrounding the central opening. The third wall has a continuous sidewall and a closed end. The sidewall of the third wall is connected to the sidewall of the outer wall surrounding the opening in the outer wall. The closed end abuts a surface of the inner wall.

Abstract: An injection nozzle having a nozzle body defining an injection cavity and at least one curing device integrally formed within the nozzle body.

Abstract: Form assemblies disclosed herein include a form assembly having a reusable flexible form. The form can define a molding cavity having a shape corresponding to the shape of a pier pad. The form assembly can selectively adjust the size and shape of the cavity such that different types of pier pads can be formed with a single form assembly. A user can determine the shape and configuration of the form based using a table relating pier pads of a first shape to pier pads of a second different shape.

Abstract: An injection nozzle having a nozzle body defining an injection cavity and at least one curing device integrally formed within the nozzle body.

Abstract: An ice tray is provided that prevents the overflow or splashing of water or thin ice out of the ice tray as water is supplied to the ice tray, or when the ice tray is shaken by an external force. The ice tray may include a plurality of receiving portions that receive water for freezing into ice pieces. An overflow preventing portion may extend upward from upper edges of the receiving portions to form a barrier to water flowing out of the ice tray. Alternatively, the receiving parts may be positioned within a corresponding plurality of location parts having water proofing walls extending upward therefrom to inhibit the unintentional flow of water or thin ice out of the receiving portions of the ice tray.

Abstract: A soap holding device includes a base member having a first grid pattern with a plurality of apertures and a co-mating cover member having the capability of being lowered telescopically downwardly into the base member as a soap bar becomes smaller with use. The cover member also includes a second grid pattern with a plurality of apertures and an imprinting portion for imprinting designs onto the soap bar after every use when the cover member exerts pressure thereon to produce the capability of better skin exfoliation and deep cleansing.

Abstract: A fast concrete house system for the construction of housing units is disclosed. The system disclosed herein allows for an improved low cost manufacturing, without the use of special tools or an ample array of structural elements.

Abstract: A formwork for precast concrete panel comprises of a quadrangle panel with a base and four side panels. The formwork (10) comprises of a base (14), which is provided with an island region (20) and/or a mound region (22), a pair of parallel fixed spaced apart side panels (16) and a pair of parallel moveable side panels (18). The island region (20) and/or mound region (22) is positioned between the parallel moveable paced apart side panels (18) and wherein said parallel moveable spaced apart side panel (18) are removeably secured to the parallel fixed spaced apart side panels (16) in a tight manner in any desired distance from the center of the island (20) and/or mound (22) region.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a mould (42) for bending material parts, the mould (42) comprising opposite first and second longitudinally extending mould halves (1, 21) enclosing a longitudinal mould cavity (59). The first mould halve (1) comprises a plurality of parallel first plates (2), and the second mould halve (21) comprises a plurality of parallel second plates (22). The first and second plates (2, 22) extend in width direction of the mould (42), alternate in longitudinal direction of the mould (42) and comprise respectively a first and second end wall (5, 25). Consecutive first and second end walls (5, 25) form respectively first and second side walls (3, 23) on opposite sides of the mould cavity (59).

Abstract: A snow mold is disclosed for making a snowman and similar snow structures. A flexible sheet of material has tabs formed at one end, and slots cut into the sheet at spaced intervals along the length of the sheet in horizontal alignment with the tabs. The slots are also in vertical alignment with one another at these spaced intervals, each slot containing area defining a particular circle diameter. Pushing the tabs into the slots provides different circular forms which can be filled with snow. First one circle of snow is formed, the mold can be reconfigured to a smaller diameter and placed on the formed circle of snow, filled with snow, and so on. A replica of a snowman is rapidly created. The inexpensive snow mold is then simply rolled up and stored for future use.

Abstract: A food mold including one or more molding pockets, at least one of which includes a primary molding chamber and a secondary molding chamber pivotally or flexibly joined to the primary chamber for selective positioning of the secondary chamber in communication and alignment with the primary chamber to define a first mold configuration, and a second position wherein the secondary chamber is inverted into the primary chamber to define a second mold configuration substantially smaller than the first mold configuration.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a three-dimensional non-woven fabric according to the invention is a method in which semi-molten fibers are spun on a forming surface of a mold to form the three-dimensional non-woven fabric. The method includes a step of preparing a plurality of mold pieces, which can be mutually overlapped and a step of forming a mold including forming surfaces in a certain size by partly mutually overlapping a plurality of the mold pieces and adjusting the area in which the mold pieces are mutually overlapped. This makes it possible to form plural types of three-dimensional non-woven fabrics whose sizes are different using only one unit of mold.

Abstract: A pair of frame members are connected in laterally spaced, parallel relation; and, when mounted on a molding machine, the frames extend perpendicularly to the centerline of the machine's mandrels. A major center portion of each frame is excised to provide a pair of aligned window-like openings surrounded by perimetric portions of the frames. Actuators are secured between the spaced frame members and have extensible piston rods attached to mold segments for advancing and retracting the same within the openings. Movement of a machine platen occurs along an axis which penetrates the openings; and, piston rod movement is generally normal to movement of the platen.

Abstract: Molding techniques and apparatus wherein at least one adjustable edge component can be used to alter the dimensions of the mold cavity between molding operations. Also disclosed are techniques for incorporating reinforcing composite elements into molded plastic parts. Most preferably, a rotomolding technique is used to fabricate a substantially homogenous composite panel for use as a partition or bulkhead.

Abstract: A mold for embedding casts in an embedding compound for producing molds for dental workpieces, such as crowns and bridges, which has a mold cavity which can be filled with the embedding compound, which holds at least one cast and which is closed by a cylindrical peripheral wall and by a bottom part. The peripheral wall is formed by a blank of a transparent or translucent flat elastic material.

Abstract: A hexagonal mold is formed by a unitary base and a unitary cover. Each of the base and the cover form three of the six surfaces of a hexagonal mold cavity when the cover is placed on top of the base. The hexagonal mold may be used to form field emission display spacers and field emission display microchannels by placing etchable single fibers in the hexagonal mold to form hexagonal multiple fiber preforms. The preforms are then drawn to form multiple fibers that are placed in a rectangular mold to form a rectangular fiber block. The rectangular fiber block is then sliced into sheets which are then placed between a field emission display baseplate and a field emission display faceplate.

Abstract: A method of making a mold includes the steps of determining the contours of the part to be produced, forming pattern stations having a surface conforming to a contour of the part at a given location, placing the stations in spaced apart relationship, filling the spaces, vacuum forming a plastic material to a portion and applying a mold making material. An alternative method includes the steps of determining the contours of the part to be produced, forming pattern stations each having a surface conforming to a contour of the part at a given location, joining the stations together such that their surfaces form substantially the complete contour of the part and covering a portion of the pattern with a plastic material. The stations may be releasably joined together such that one or more may be removed and substituted with one or more different stations.

Abstract: A formwork is to be used with a wall form assembly for forming a door opening in a concrete wall. The formwork mainly includes a parallel pair of mold frame members that are to be disposed between a parallel pair of wall form plates which confine a concrete pouring space for forming a concrete wall, and that are adapted to be mounted to the wall form plates. The mold frame members have partition plates that extend toward and that overlap one another. The partition plates are movable with the mold frame members towards and away from each other and confine a door opening that is isolated from the concrete pouring space. The formwork is easy to assemble and disassemble, is suitable for large-scale construction, and is adjustable to fit the size of the door frame that is to be installed.

Abstract: A kit and a method for using the kit to form a positive impression of an animal track and the like. The kit is lightweight, preferably weighing less than two pounds, is compact and easily transported by a hiker. The kit includes a supply of impression material and an adjustable strip which is used to form a circular frame or margin around the track to contain the impression material. The kit also includes a container which may be of a cardboard type of material and a flexible, waterproof bag to contain the impression material. The bag, which contains between a half a pound and one and a half pounds of impression material, may be used to mix the impression material with water being added. Once a track is found, the adjustable strip including a band of biodegradable material with an impression material-releasing surface is placed around the track to contain the impression material.

Abstract: A new and improved adjustable casting mold including a mold base having a generally rectangular configuration. Included in the device is a fixed mold form having a generally L-shaped configuration. The fixed mold form is integral with the mold base offset from a center portion thereof. Also included in the device is an adjustable mold form having a generally L-shaped configuration. The adjustable mold form is positionable on the mold base and positioned against the fixed mold form. The adjustable mold form is positioned against the fixed mold form to create a casting area. A clamp assembly is removably positioned against the adjustable mold form and the fixed mold form. The clamp assembly is secured thereto by two washers and two wing nuts. The clamp assembly serves to secure the adjustable mold form to the fixed mold form.

Abstract: The body part mold system includes a method of making accurate replicas of body parts, with the steps of the method comprising using an elongate prefabricated hollow transparent support form having an opening at one end and a slit on one side, inserting the body part through the opening into the form, sealing the slit so as to be leak-proof, pouring into the support form a liquid molding material containing alginate that rapidly sets to form a gelatinous matrix containing a negative impression of the body part, releasing the body part from the mold to leave a negative impression of the body part, casting a replica of the body part in the mold, and removing the replica from the mold. The method yields accurate replicas of body parts for medical, artistic, and other uses. The support forms may be either rigid or somewhat flexible, and are reusable. The transparency of the support forms permit precise positioning of the model or patient and monitoring of the filling of the form with molding material.

Abstract: Adjustable forms for pouring precast concrete slabs and similar articles of manufacture. The forms may be used either on site to produce concrete slabs as needed, or at a central manufacturing location, for transport to the site where needed. Concrete slabs produced with the adjustable forms may be used in patios, sidewalks, storage room or pump house floors, driveways, mobile home landings, and the like. The slabs may be steel reinforced, with expandable interlocking design, of various sizes, patterns and colors. Similar construction materials or decorative articles, such as tile, wallboard, and the like may also be produced with the improved forms.

Abstract: This invention pertains to a novel adjustable formwork system which can be used in the manufacture of a wide range of structurally efficient cross-sectional shaped concrete beams, columns and structures. A cast-in-place concrete beam form comprising: (a) at least two spatially oriented upper sleeves, with an upper web located on one side of the two sleeves, and extending therebetween; (b) at least two spatially oriented lower sleeves, with a lower web located on one side of the two sleeves, and extending therebetween; and (c) at least two members, each member connecting telescopically the respective upper sleeve with the respective lower sleeve, said telescoping members enabling the two upper sleeves to be raised or lowered relative to the two lower sleeves.

Abstract: An apparatus for forming voids in concrete including baseplates secured to a wood supporting deck or form for a concrete floor by a plurality of short wood screws. An adjustable sleeve assembly is attached to each baseplate and is adjustable to a height generally equal to the thickness of the floor with the upper end of the sleeve being accessible and observable when concrete is poured. After the baseplates have been secured in place, various subsequent work procedures may be carried out without the workers encountering obstructions that would exist if upwardly projecting cavity forming members where attached to the wood deck and the sleeve assemblies are mounted prior to pouring the concrete. After the concrete has been poured and set, the sleeve assemblies and the baseplates are removed by unscrewing the sleeve assemblies, removing an upper sleeve and pulling a lower sleeve and baseplate up from the wood deck.

Abstract: An apparatus for forming risers for concrete steps between a pair of spaced vertical walls. The apparatus takes the form of a bracket which is to connect with a length of wood such as a conventional 2.times.6. A threaded member associated with the bracket in threading movement causes the bracket to extend from the 2.times.6 to produce a clamping of the 2.times.6 in the bracket between the spaced vertical walls. As a result, a removable barrier is formed which is to contain concrete when it is poured. After sufficient drying of the concrete, the 2.times.6 and the bracket are removed from the vertical side walls leaving the now produced concrete step.

Abstract: A form for erecting structures having an plan shape, any generatrix and possibly changing wall thickness includes an inner form (1) and an outer form (2). Circumferentially closed support rings (5,6) are arranged horizontally spaced from the inner form as well as from the outer form. Radially aligned sleeves (35) are provided in the support rings (5,6). Threaded spindles (7,8) are slidably but fixedly held in the sleeves (35). One end of each threaded spindle (7,8) engages form carriers (11,12) which rest against the form carriers (3,4). The inclination of the form plates (3,4) or the wall thickness of the structure to be erected can thus be adjusted. Web members (13,14) are provided between the form plates (3,4) in circumferential direction of the form, the web members engaging over the form plate edges at the rear sides thereof. The web members have a support (15,16) on the surface facing the structure in the region between the side edges of the spaced-apart form plates (3,4).

Abstract: The mortar cap receives cementitious materials therewithin, such as cement, mortar, and the like, to define a footing for a manhole frame, and has a base frame with a pair of concentric, spaced-apart walls, and an ancillary frame, also with a pair of concentric, spaced-apart walls. The base frame is set within the ancillary frame, and the latter is slidably and vertically displaceable relative to the base frame. The ancillary frame has a plurality of knobs projecting from walls thereof which confront given walls of the base frame, and the given walls of the base frame has a plurality of racks of ribs which confront the knobs. With vertical displacement of the ancillary frame, or a sector of the ancillary frame, the latter is arrestingly held in the displacement due to an interference of the knobs and ribs, and an engagement of the knobs with a pair of the ribs.

Abstract: A flexible form for making street and sidewalk curbs uses C-channels such as is utilized in straight portions of street curbs, said C-channels carrying "V" openings spaced regularly evey 6 inches or so, to facilitate gradual bending, such opening being equipped with a U shaped spring which resists the bending and, at the same time, causes a uniform tension along the length of the curve. The V openings are located both in the straight interior part of the curve and in the slanted external part of the curve. The external part of the curve has other V slots vertically placed in the web and spaced one every 5 feet for a curve radius of 12 feet, such V slots correcting the vertical camber of an inclined bent form. The flexible form, once spring balanced, allows the casting of concrete in a continuous fashion.

Abstract: An apparatus for adjusting the thickness of a resin plate formed in a resin plate making machine comprising stacked, wedge-shaped members, each wedge-shaped member having an inclined surface slidably contacting the other inclined surface, the top most member being connected to either spacers positioned above a rigid base plate on which the resin plate is formed, or to the rigid base plate itself, for adjusting the height of the spacers relative to the base plate as the wedge-shaped members are moved relative to one another in the direction of inclination of the inclined surfaces.

Abstract: The present invention has as an object an adjustable mold for the manufacture of concrete elements such as staircases of the type having a straight line extent, of which the treads are perpendicular or not perpendicular to the risers.

Abstract: Novel forms for use in preparing artificial nails, comprise a flexible liquid-impermeable sheet material having a leading end, a trailing end and opposed lateral edges and having a well extending from the trailing end toward the leading end intermediate the lateral edges of the leading end, said well being adapted to receive a liquid artificial nail coating composition.

Abstract: An adjustable mold for casting asymmetric concrete highway divider sections includes a fixed sidewall, a movable sidewall, and two end walls. Each of the end walls is divided vertically into a first fixed panel and a second adjustable panel. The old can be set up to produce a barrier section that accommodates any difference in grade levels between the separated roadway lanes, within a preselected range, by adjusting the height of each second end panel relative to the adjacent first end panel and by adjusting the height of the movable sidewall to match the second end panels. All adjustments are made by means of simple jack screws. The end walls and the movable sidewall are mounted on hinged frames that can be swung open to facilitate removing a section casting from the mold.

Abstract: A one-piece, unitary, molded resin wall sleeve precursor member has cup-shaped end sections of external diameter D each having a radial flange, with each flange connecting to a hollow transition section that in turn connects to one end of a series of N coaxial sleeve sections of internal diameter D, the sleeve sections being interconnected by N-1 hollow water stop sections having diameters much larger than D. A wall sleeve assembly is derived from this precursor member by cutting off the end sections at their flanges and cutting off the transition sections to leave a wall sleeve, including the water stop and sleeve sections, having a total length L approximately equal to the width W of a concrete wall. The cup-like end sections are inserted into the ends of the wall sleeve, and their flanges afford a convenient means to anchor the resulting assembly to a concrete form.

Abstract: An apparatus for forming concrete structures which is comprised of size variable form units that can be erected in various forms by incorporating telescopic struts, telescopic batters with fastening means including spring catch members and spring latch members that can be interengaged and disengaged easily. Two members one of which is inclined relative to the other can be connected with a connecting means including a toothed member and a spring engaging member having a toothed face. Tiles can be adhered to the molded concrete structure simultaneously with the molding.

Abstract: Method of manufacturing a transformer winding embedded in casting resin by winding coils respectively by themselves and independently of one another for disposition thereof in tandem in axial direction of the winding includes placing the wound coils in a substantially annular casting mold having an inner and an outer jacket, with respective impregnated corrugated mats of insulating material as spacers disposed between the inner jacket and the coils as well as between the coils and the outer jacket, the inner and the outer jackets being fixed between mold end walls at respective ends of the casting mold; and disposing the casting mold containing the wound coils in an evacuated chamber and pouring casting resin into the casting mold through an axially parallel slot formed in the outer jacket thereof.

Abstract: A toilet seat hinge has elongated male connector portions provided with saw-toothed shaped upper and lower surfaces which are inserted in female openings in the rear surface of a soft toilet seat and a soft toilet seat cover. The male connector portions lockingly engage with lock lugs provided in a rigid molded bed plate in the seat and cover to prevent retention so that the hinge is permanently connected to the seat and cover following insertion of the male connector member. Another aspect of the invention resides in a novel molding method in which two movable mold components provide openings extending both vertically and horizontally in a molded item.

Abstract: An aid for molding a filling material used in the cranioplasty to fill in a defective part of the skull. The aid allows a quick, efficient molding. It includes a bar made of an elastic material and being of a substantially L-shape section and a core member embedded therein to maintain the aid in a desired position.

Abstract: An arrangement for erecting a columnar supporting element of a hardenable flowable material, for a roof of an underground excavation, has a hollow casing for filling with a hardenable flowable material and is composed of two telescopable casing portions each composed of two open-end semi-circular sections, an element for holding the upper casing portion in contact with the roof of an underground excavation and arranged adjacent to the casing, and elements for connecting the semi-circular sections of at least the lower prop casing portions with one another so as to be pivotable about a longitudinal pivot axis which is parallel to the longitudinal axis of the prop casing, and locking the same with one another.

Abstract: A mold for blow molding synthetic plastic bottles and jugs wherein a depression is formed in the side of the container for volume regulating purposes. The mold incorporates an insert member within its side wall and cavity which is adjustably positionable with respect to its degree of extension into the mold cavity resulting in formation of a variable volume depression in the container wall. The mold inserts may take various forms and include means for locking the insert adjustment.

Abstract: Cast multifocal lenses are produced from ledged casting pieces molded from a master die having a molding surface made up of juxtapositioned die components each precision surfaced to a curvature and finish corresponding to a multifocal surface desired to be cast upon a lens and relatively prearranged according to desired height and position of cast lens ledging.

Abstract: An improved method of assembling molds enables the size of successive molds to be adjusted to provide cast articles having a desired size. In practicing the method, a first or initial mold is assembled in a fixture. This initial mold is used to form a cast article. The cast article formed in the initial mold is measured to determine the extent to which the dimensions of the article deviate from predetermined design dimensions. The fixture is then adjusted to compensate for the deviations in the dimensions of the cast article from the intended or design dimensions. A second mold is then assembled in the fixture. Since the fixture has been adjusted to compensate for the inaccuracies in the first mold, a product cast with the second mold will have dimensions closer to the desired dimensions.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for a universal winding arbor including an arbor core adapted for use with a plurality of differently sized arbor blocks in winding transformers of different sizes. Each differently sized arbor block may be formed in a unique mold which includes a vertically adjustable side and horizontally adjustable side to vary the thickness and width respectively. The arbor core is centered within the mold and a liquid resin is allowed to cure in the mold to form the winding arbor.

Abstract: A blow mold for producing bottles or similar hollow containers from parisons of synthetic plastic material comprises two mirror-symmetrically arranged blow mold halves movable toward and away from each other between a closed and an open position. Each of the mold halves includes an outer mold part and an inner mold part guided for independent movement relative to the outer mold part in an endless inner face of the latter, the inner mold part having a concave end face which forms together with an adjacent portion of said inner face of the corresponding outer mold part in the closed position of the mold half of the mold cavity for forming a bottle. Each of the concave end faces of the inner mold part may also be provided with an island-shaped sharp edged projection aligned with and engaging in the closed position of the mold a corresponding projection on the inner mold part of the other mold half for forming a grip opening in the bottle.

Abstract: A concrete form construction unit includes a plurality of like length sections telescopically arranged. The unit is made from lightweight but rigid material, preferably aluminum, for convenience in storage and manual handling and has sections preferably of approximately ten feet in length for telescopic extension to substantial selected lengths. Multiple units can be arranged in self-aligning telescopic connection for indefinite lengths and sections can be used individually, if needed. The sections are of a C or channel shape design with suitable fastening devices for bracing and for securing the unit to a supporting surface and against relative movement of the telescopically extended section.

Abstract: An adjustable mold for casting asymmetric concrete highway divider sections includes a fixed sidewall, a movable sidewall, and two end walls. Each of the end walls is divided vertically into a first fixed panel and a second adjustable panel. The old can be set up to produce a barrier section that accommodates any difference in grade levels between the separated roadway lanes, within a preselected range, by adjusting the height of each second end panel relative to the adjacent first end panel and by adjusting the height of the movable sidewall to match the second end panels. All adjustments are made by means of simple jack screws. The end walls and the movable sidewall are mounted on hinged frames that can be swung open to facilitate removing a section casting from the mold.