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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2003
Filed:
Jan. 08, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Anthony C. Seger, Sidney, OH (US);
Assignee:
Tooling Technology, LLC, Huber Heights, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 3/330 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 3/330 ;
Abstract
A thermoformed mold is supported by a quick change tooling system including a pair of parallel spaced elongated channel members each defining an open bottom cavity for receiving in precision alignment an elongated rail member secured to a supporting press platen. Each channel member is releasably locked to its rail member by a pair of couplers each including a stud projecting downwardly in the channel member and received within a corresponding cylinder within the rail member. The cylinder has locking balls which releasably grip the stud in response to axial movement of a fluid actuated spring biased piston surrounding the cylinder.