Thermodynamic casting machine

Claim 1

APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING MOLDED ARTICLES COMPRISING IN COMBINATION: (A) A FRAME MOUNTED ROTATABLY ABOUT A HORIZONTAL AXIS ON A FIRST PAIR OF OPPOSITELY AND LINEARLY DISPOSED SHAFTS EACH OF SAID FIRST PAIR OF SHAFTS HAVING AT LEAST TWO FLUID CONDUCTING PASSAGES; (B) A SECTIONAL JACKETED MOLD COMPRISING A FIRST SECTION AND A SECOND SECTION, DEMOUNTABLY DISPOSED ON A SECOND PAIR OF ROTATABLE, OPPOSITELY AND LINEARLY DISPOSED SHAFTS, EACH OF SAID SECOND PAIR OF SHAFTS HAVING TWO FLUID-CONDUCTING PASSAGES, SAID MOLD BEING ROTATABLE ABOUT AN AXIS SUBSTANTIALLY NORMAL TO SAID HORIZONTAL AXIS; (C) AT LEAST ONE FLUID-ACTIVATED PISTON AND CYLINDER ASSEMBLY DISPOSED ON SAID FRAME TO PROVIDE RECIPROCAL MOTION TO AT LEAST ONE SHAFT OF SAID SECOND PAIR OF SHAFTS; (D) SAID JACKETED MOLD INCLUDING A CHAMBER EMBRACING SUBSTANTIALLY EACH ENTIRE MOLD SECTION, SAID CHAMBER HAVING AN INELT AND AN OUTLET FOR HEAT TRANSFER FLUID; (E) MEANS FOR CIRCULATING A SINGLE HEAT TRANSFER FLUID WITHIN SAID CHAMBER TO ALTERNATELY HEAT AND COOL SAID MOLD SECTIONS; (F) MEANS FOR PROVIDING FLUID TO SAID PISTON AND CYLINDER ASSEMBLY ALTERNATELY TO DISPLACE SAID ONE SHAFT OF