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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 1998
Filed:
Oct. 24, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Bruce Coxhead, Nobelton, CA;
Robert Schad, Toronto, CA;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
264106 ; 2642972 ; 2643288 ; 264334 ; 425183 ; 425185 ; 425190 ; 425556 ; 425588 ; 425810 ;
Abstract
The invention covers an injection molding apparatus and injection molding process. The apparatus has at least a first and second injection molding machine adjacent one another, with each machine including upper and lower mold elements operative to form molded products; and robot adjacent said injection molding machines operative to remove and replace at least a portion of one of said mold elements from a first of said injection molding machines while the second of said injection molding machines continues to form molded products.