Patent ID: 11859067
Assignee: NIKE, INC.
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  C  A  G  Y | IPC A  B  C  G

Claim 16:
17. A mold assembly for injection molding a component of an article of footwear, the mold assembly comprising: a first mold plate comprising a first mold cavity wall and a mold core comprising a mold core perimeter wall; a mold ring plate abutting the first mold plate and comprising a second mold cavity wall and a mold ring plate perimeter wall; and a second mold plate abutting the mold ring plate and comprising a third mold cavity wall, wherein the second mold plate comprises a first side facing towards the mold ring plate, a second side facing away from the mold ring plate, and a plate body between the first side and the second side; and wherein the second mold plate comprises one or more runner inlets on the second side and one or more gate outlets in the third mold cavity wall; and wherein the mold core perimeter wall and the mold ring plate perimeter wall define an at least partially enclosed space.