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Apparatus and method for extracting tubular articles from their molds and inserting them into corresponding workpiece holders comprising a first orienting device for delivering the molded tubular articles in their molds to a first conveyer whereupon the axis of each mold and the tubular article ther

Apparatus and method for extracting tubular articles from their molds and inserting them into corresponding workpiece holders comprising a first orienting device for delivering the molded tubular articles in their molds to a first conveyer whereupon the axis of each mold and the tubular article therein has been rotated 90°, i.e. from an upstanding position to a horizontal position; a second conveyer moving in synchronism with said first conveyer for carrying a series of workpiece holders disposed horizontally and in axially opposed alignment with respect to the molds on said first conveyer; a transfer device for extracting the articles from their molds while in the horizontal position and inserting them in inverted fashion into corresponding workpiece holders along a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis of each mold as first and second conveyers move in synchronism, and a second orienting device for receiving the workpiece holders from said second conveyer and for returning them to an upright position.

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Apparatus for extracting a tubular article from a mold and inserting it into a workpiece holder, comprising: first conveyer means for supporting a series of said tubular articles in their molds, second conveyer means for supporting a series of workpiece holders corresponding to said molds, said seco

Apparatus for extracting a tubular article from a mold and inserting it into a workpiece holder, comprising: first conveyer means for supporting a series of said tubular articles in their molds, second conveyer means for supporting a series of workpiece holders corresponding to said molds, said second conveyer including means for maintaining said workpiece holders in common axial alignment with said molds, means for moving said first and second conveyer means simultaneously along a predetermined path, and means for extracting the tubular articles from their molds and inserting them respectively into a corresponding workpiece holder in the direction of said common axial alignment during simultaneous movement along a portion of said predetermined path, wherein said tubular articles are supported in their respective molds with one end thereof extending from said mold, and said extracting means comprises means for inserting said one extending end into said workpiece holder, wherein said means for inserting said one extending end into said workpiece holder comprises means for moving said articles from each said mold to a corresponding workpiece holder in a linear direction transversely with respect to said predetermined path, and wherein said means for moving comprises a rotating shaft and said first and second conveyer means comprises a pair of confronting supports mounted for rotation on said shaft, and said supports in said pair being spaced axially from each other along said shaft.