Patent ID: 11969926
Assignee: FOREFRONT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY PTE LTD
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  F | IPC B

Claim 17:
18. A method for sequentially locking first and second side portions of an injection molding tool as claimed in claim 12, to the central portion thereof, the method comprising:
using alternating securing and releasing of the first and second side portions of the injection molding tool;
engaging, in alternating sequence, the first outer engagement element with the first inner engagement element to establish the first connection, and the second outer engagement element with the second inner engagement element to establish the second connection, by moving the elongate body between the first position and the second position; and
cooperating, the first locking element with the first inner engagement to secure the first connection when the elongate body is in the first position, and cooperating the second locking element with the second inner engagement to secure the second connection when the elongate body is in the second position.