Method and apparatus for deflashing molded resilient pieces

Claim 1

APPARATUS FOR DEFLASHING MOLDED RESILIENT PIECES COMPRISING A DEHUMIDIFYING HOUSING, MEANS SUPPORTED WITHIN THE HOUSING FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY SUPPORTING AND TURNING SAID MOLDED PIECES HAVING FLASHING, A FREEZING MEDIUM APPLICATOR MEANS WITHIN SAID HOUSING ADJACENT SAID PIECE SUPPORTING AND TURNING MEANS FOR APPLYING FREEZING MEDIUM TO SAID PIECES TO LOWER THE TEMPERATURE OF SAID MOLDED PIECES, ABRASIVE BLASTING MEANS SUPPORTED WITHIN SAID HOUSING ADJACENT SAID PIECE SUPPORTING AND TURNING MEANS FOR PROPELLING ABRASIVE AGAINST SAID COOLED WORK PIECES TO REMOVE THE FLASHING THEREFROM, MEANS ADJACENT THE MOLDED PIECE SUPPORTING AND TURNING MEANS FOR COLLECTING THE USED ABRASIVE AND THE REMOVED FLASHING, MEANS FOR SEPARATING THE REMOVED FLASHING FROM SAID USED ABRASIVE, MEANS FOR CONVEYING THE SEPARATED USED ABRASIVE TO A POINT FOR REUSE BY THE BLASTING MEANS, A DUST COLLECTOR POSITIONED WITHIN SAID HOUSING, VENTILATING MEANS LEADING OFF FROM SAID MOLDED PIECE SUPPORTING AND TURNING MEANS WHICH VENTILATING MEANS IS CONNECTED WITH SAID DUST COLLECTOR, AND MEANS WITHIN SAID VENTILATING MEANS FOR TEMPORARILY CLOSING OFF SAID VENTILATING MEANS FROM SAID DUST COLLECTOR.