Screed mold method
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1. A screed mold method for making gelatinous elastomer gel cushioning articles, the method comprising the steps of:
- attaching side rails around a perimeter of an open face screed mold, the screed mold including a plurality of crisscrossing slots in a rigid body forming a honeycomb shape defining at least one mold core,providing a separate injection head, the injection head having a plurality of distribution channels therein through which thermoplastic material may flow, and including at least one heating element within it for heating thermoplastic material,positioning the injection head adjacent the screed mold so that thermoplastic material may flow from the distribution channels into at least one of the plurality of crisscrossing slots,utilizing a pumping source to introduce thermoplastic material into the injection head, and using the plurality of distribution channels of the injection head to deliver thermoplastic material into at least one of the plurality of crisscrossing slots in the screed mold,displacing the screed mold and the injection head relative to each other causing the thermoplastic material to be level, andrecovering molded and cooled thermoplastic material from the screed mold in a desired geometric shape of a cushioning element.
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A screed mold method for continuously or periodically molding thermoplastic material into a cushioning element is disclosed.
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1. A screed mold method for making gelatinous elastomer gel cushioning articles, the method comprising the steps of:
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attaching side rails around a perimeter of an open face screed mold, the screed mold including a plurality of crisscrossing slots in a rigid body forming a honeycomb shape defining at least one mold core, providing a separate injection head, the injection head having a plurality of distribution channels therein through which thermoplastic material may flow, and including at least one heating element within it for heating thermoplastic material, positioning the injection head adjacent the screed mold so that thermoplastic material may flow from the distribution channels into at least one of the plurality of crisscrossing slots, utilizing a pumping source to introduce thermoplastic material into the injection head, and using the plurality of distribution channels of the injection head to deliver thermoplastic material into at least one of the plurality of crisscrossing slots in the screed mold, displacing the screed mold and the injection head relative to each other causing the thermoplastic material to be level, and recovering molded and cooled thermoplastic material from the screed mold in a desired geometric shape of a cushioning element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A screed mold method for making gelatinous elastomer gel cushioning articles, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing an open face screed mold having a structural shape in a rigid body in which gel may be formed to take on a desired geometric structure, the structural shape including crisscrossing slots in the rigid body, positioning an injection head, having a plurality of distribution channels therein through which thermoplastic material may flow, in close proximity to the screed mold, utilizing a pumping source to deposit thermoplastic material into the injection head, and distributing the thermoplastic material through the plurality of distribution channels of the injection head, out of at least one exit port of the injection head, into at least one of the crisscrossing slots in the screed mold, causing the screed mold and the injection head to move relative to each other as the thermoplastic material is deposited into the crisscrossing slots, and receiving a cushioning element molded by the screed mold. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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