Patent ID: 11873851
Assignee: HELLERMANNTYTON CORPORATION
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  H  B | IPC F

Claim 18:
19. A method for injection-molding an edge clip for attaching an item to an edge, the edge clip comprising a first part with a holding fixture for the item and a second part with two sidewalls, forming a gap between the two sidewalls, where when the edge clip is mounted onto the edge, the edge is introduced into the gap in an insertion direction, the method comprising of:
a hard-component injection-molding of the first part and at least a part of the sidewalls using a hard injection-molding component; and
a soft-component injection-molding of at least parts of at least two respective legs onto each of the sidewalls using a soft injection-molding component, the legs protruding into the gap, the soft component is soft as compared to the hard component, and at least one of the legs is formed in part of the soft component and in part of the hard component.