Abstract: An assembly to provide a moisture proof or moisture resistant seal about a bundle of wires. The assembly includes a shrink boot, such as a cold shrink boot, and a tacky sealant, such as a polyurethane gel, that will deform and flow under the pressure of a collapsing tube of the shrink boot.

Abstract: A three-dimensional baking mould (1) for producing baked goods, has a first negative mould part (2) and a second negative mould part (3), which form the baking mould (1) when fastened to each other. The two mould parts (2, 3) form a cavity (4), into which dough can be introduced through a receiving opening (5), which is partially formed by each of the two mould parts (2, 3). The first mould part (2) can be fastened to the second mould part (3) by at least one fastening element (6), preferably by means of two fastening elements (6), consisting of silicone.

Abstract: A device, such as a tamale maker, for inserting edible filling into dough, generally includes a lower assembly and an upper assembly. The lower assembly includes an elongate cylindrical mold sleeve comprised of a plurality of separable longitudinal segments around a central cavity and a base for receiving the mold sleeve so as to define a container for receiving dough. The upper assembly comes in two forms, one having a plunger for use with masa dough having a firm consistency so it can be formed into a self-supporting shape, and one having tines for inserting a solid or frozen filling into flowable or soft masa dough. The tamale is removed from the container by separating one or more sleeve segments of the container to expose the tamale.

Abstract: A construction element of reinforced-concrete panel (1) in which is embedded a reinforcement framework includes at least one main framework layer extending along a tensioned outer face (11) of the element (1) and to which an inner framework (3) is attached for securing to the concrete, extending to the thickness of the element (1), the latter being produced, after the placement of the reinforcement framework, by pouring concrete onto a thin continuous wall (2) forming a sacrificial formwork. The thin wall (2) forming the sacrificial formwork extends along the tensioned face (11) of the element (1) and at the same time forms the main framework layer of the element (1), the nature and thickness of the thin wall (2) being determined so as to withstand the tensile stresses generated by the forces applied to the element (1) without the risk of separation from the concrete.

Abstract: A lightweight forming system and the method of using same that can be used to construct concrete columns of various external shapes. The system includes a reusable, flexible securement jacket that can be wrapped around a rigid concrete receiving component having a concrete receiving chamber into which the concrete is poured. The securement jacket of the system can be quickly and easily removed as soon as the concrete has sufficiently cured and can then be immediately reused to pour another column. Following use, the securement jacket can be rolled into a tight bundle for transport and storage.

Abstract: A mould 10, 30, 40 particularly for use in food preparation comprising a base 11, and a collar 12 having a continuous wall 14 that upstands from the base with a lower edge 16 of the collar abutting the base 11. The mould may be for single use with the base and the collar being formed from fibreboard and in a particular form the collar wall incorporates a releasable connection to enable opening of the collar. In one form, the collar includes tabs 25 that extend from the lower edge 16 and retaining means (18, 19, 31) which are operative to retain the tabs in relation to the base so as to retain the lower edge 16 of the collar in proximity with the base. The mould further includes in one form an insert 19 which is locatable within the mould cavity 17 and in another form a support arrangement (29, 42, 43) is provided to support the collar wall.

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 formwork includes a plurality of interconnectable disposable formwork elements for the casting of, for instance, foundations, sustaining walls, etc. in concrete and which is cheaper and wherein the formwork operation is rapidly effected, and at the same time it may be done by a person not skilled in the trade. Each formwork element (1) consists of an elongated, thin-walled, cylinder-shaped element, which is provided with coupling members on the neighbor element(s) for the interconnection of adjacent cylinder-shaped formwork elements so that, upon filling of concrete into the interconnected cylinder-shaped formwork elements, a row of fused concrete columns is formed constituting a wall on which the formwork elements may form the external surface(s) or from which the external portions of the formwork elements may be removed.

Abstract: A system for recovering hot-melt materials for reuse in a glue gun includes a flexible mold form mounted in a carrier and having an internal cavity that approximates the dimensions of the preformed hot-melt sticks. In order to change from one type hot-melt material to another, the sticks of the desired material are loaded into the gun while the heated, hot-melt material in the gun is discharged into the mold form. The hot-melt material flows into the mold form and assumes the shape of a conventional preformed stick. After cooling and solidification of the material, the mold form is removed from its carrier and the cooled, cast stick is removed from the mold form for reuse. The mold form is fabricated from a flexible, heat-resistant material, such as a silicone rubber, and includes an elongated tubular portion having a tapered exterior to facilitate removal from its carrier and an internal bore dimensioned to produce a cast stick having the dimensions of the preformed stick.

Abstract: A concrete column form structured to receive concrete therein for hardening into a building column having a curvilinear exterior surface. The form includes at least two form portions having a flat, thin generally rectangular sheet of resilient material and an elongated, rigid, straight edge bar connected along opposing side margins of each sheet. Each sheet is flexible by manipulation into a curvilinear configuration along its length by opposing rotation and inward movement of each of its connected edge bars. Connected together in side-by-side fashion along adjacent edge bars, the plurality of curvilinear-configured form portions complete the form itself. Both cylindrical and tapered building columns may be easily fabricated either in place or in a factory utilizing this invention.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for moulding cylindrical pieces, comprising, on the one hand, a tube made of a rigid, elastic material, split longitudinally and tending to expand transversely under the action of its inherent elasticity and, on the other hand, holding members capable, when they cooperate with said tube, of obliging the internal cavity thereof to take a reduced section corresponding to that of said pieces to be moulded and, when they do not cooperate with said tube, of allowing said internal cavity to take an expanded section. The invention is more particularly applicable to the moulding of tubular pieces, particularly from a laminate of supple fabric impregnated with polymerizable resin.

Abstract: A form assembly for making concrete product, as concrete pipes. The form assembly has a pair of upright outer forms comprising cylindrical jackets. The cylindrical jackets are secured to each other with connectors. First latch structures connected to the cylindrical jackets hold the jackets in closed positions. The first latch structures are movable to release positions to expand the jackets to open positions. Pallets are located in the lower ends of the jackets. Second latch structures mounted on the lower ends the jackets are operable to hold the pallets in assembled relation with the jackets. Control linkage operably connected to both the first latch structures and second latch structures is operable to sequentially operate the first and second latch structures to open and close the jackets and release and hold the pallets.

Abstract: A tapered mould consisting essentially of a rigid outer frame formed of a set of radially arranged longitudinally extending guide members and a set of axially spaced encircling rings, and a gapped frustoconical tubular casing of resilient sheet material having a set of longitudinal stiffening members arranged thereon for sliding engagement with the respective guide members. The gap in the wall of the tubular casing, extending along a longitudinal line on the periphery of the casing, is opened and closed automatically as the tubular casing inserted in the outer frame is moved axially in opposite directions. Labor - consuming bolt - clamping and releasing operation is completely eliminated and the mould operation can be mechanized with ease, as desired. Packing means interposed between a pair of stiffening members arranged on the opposite sides of the gap further ensures leak - proof gap closing.

Abstract: Labor-consuming bolting operation as required with conventional forms of the gapped or split type has been ingeniously expelled by the provision of a form structure comprised essentially of a rigid tubular frame, a resilient gapped tubular casing arranged therein as a form in which concrete is to be placed, and camming means arranged on the inside of the rigid frame and on the outside of the resilient casing and cooperable to act upon the resilient tubular casing radially and circumferentially thereof with axial movement of such resilient casing relative to the rigid frame so as to close the gap in the resilient casing while holding the latter in coaxial relation to the rigid frame, any loss of moisture content of concrete during centrifugal forming operation can be effectively prevented by arranging an appropriate packing element on the resilient casing along the gap therein.

Abstract: A mold for candles having a three dimensional surface pattern is formed of a split elongated shell having juxtaposed edges detachably connected together. Lining the shell is a split sleeve having an inner surface bearing the selected three dimensional pattern and longitudinal edges in close face to face juxtaposition. The sleeve is formed of silicone rubber initially formed in its final molding configuration so that after molding, the shell may be removed from the sleeve and the split sleeve may be peeled back from the molded article, resiliently returning to its mold configuration when the article is removed. Flexibility of the sleeve permits it to be removed from undercut surface of the pattern.

Abstract: In the apparatus for preparing heat-shrinkable plastic tubing by radially expanding lengths of plastic tubing to a larger diameter within a rigid cylinder by heating the cylinder externally and pressurizing the interior of the extruded plastic tubing with gas to cause the tubing to radially expand against the interior walls of the rigid cylinder,The improvements which comprise:A. employing in place of the rigid cylinder a heat-resistant flexible sheet looped into a cylindrical shape to form a restraint,B. employing a pair of clamps extending longitudinally along the cylindrical shaped sheet along the portions of the sheet which meet and abut to form the cylinder, positioned such that the ends of said sheet are between the clamps, andC. employing means for heating the tubing comprising a device for injecting a hot gas into the interior of the extruded plastic tubing.