Common cage assembly

Details Common cage assembly Common cage assembly

1999-03-24

2001-05-22

Vincent, Sean (Department: 1731)

Glass manufacturing

With repair, assembly, or disassembly means for apparatus

To provide alternately used parts

C065S171000, C065S242000, C065S321000, C065S323000, C065S357000, C065S360000, C065S361000, C425S188000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06233975

ABSTRACT:

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates generally to a support for a mold. More specifically, the invention is directed to a common cage assembly that includes a mold support member and first and second cage members that support a glassware mold.
Glassware pressing machines having molds are known in the art. In these prior art machines, it has been found that it is difficult to change the molds from, for example, a split mold to a block mold. It is not unusual for a complete changeover of molds to take many hours. During changeover, the glassware machine is stopped. This results in a loss of production. Therefore, there is a need for an assembly for a glassware machine that allows for the relatively quick changeover of molds.
The present invention satisfies the above-identified need. As described below, the present invention is directed to a common cage assembly that includes, among other things, a first cage member and a second cage member that readily receive, for example, either a split mold or a block mold. As it will be appreciated, the present invention allows for the relatively quick changeover of molds in a glassware machine.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention is directed to a common cage assembly for a mold. The assembly includes a mold support member. The assembly further includes a first cage member and a second cage member. Each of the cage members is mounted adjacent to the mold support member. Each of the cage members has a mold receiving surface.
The primary object of the present invention is to provide a common cage assembly that allows for the quick changeover from, for example, a split mold to a block mold for a glassware machine.
Other objects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent to those skilled in the art upon a review of the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments and the accompanying drawings.


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