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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2005
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2003
Raymond H. Puffer, Jr., Watervliet, NY (US);
Bruce S. Phipps, Millbrook, NY (US);
Daniel Walczyk, Brunswick, NY (US);
Rory Mackean, Jaffrey, NH (US);
Jason Chalfant, Troy, NY (US);
Raymond H. Puffer, Jr., Watervliet, NY (US);
Bruce S. Phipps, Millbrook, NY (US);
Daniel Walczyk, Brunswick, NY (US);
Rory MacKean, Jaffrey, NH (US);
Jason Chalfant, Troy, NY (US);
MPI Incorporated, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Abstract
A wax runner is provided having risers along the edge of the surface which is melted to attach the wax gates of wax patterns to the wax runner. The risers prevent the flow of molten wax over the edge of the wax runner. In addition to the risers or separately, at least one locator extends from both ends of the wax runners, the locators are aligned with one another and assure a constant distance between the ends of the wax runner and the wax pattern being affixed to it. The locators further provide a fixed reference point.