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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 28, 1993
Filed:
Oct. 05, 1992
Willoughby M Quin, New Haven, CT (US);
The Plastic Forming Company, Inc., Woodbridge, CT (US);
Abstract
A trimming apparatus for trimming blow molded plastic workpieces includes a torch for heat trimming the workpiece; a turntable for supporting the workpiece, rotatably mounted relative to the torch; and a cam for guiding the torch, the cam cooperating the turntable with the torch so that the torch follows a contour of the workpiece when the turntable is rotated relative to the torch. The cam is preferably disposed on the turntable and in registry with the workpiece, and has a contour selected according to the contour of a surface of the workpiece to be trimmed so as to properly position the torch relative to the surface of the workpiece to be trimmed.