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 0:
1. A mold assembly for injection molding a component of an article of footwear, the mold assembly comprising:
a first carrier plate;
a first mold plate coupled to the first carrier plate and 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 mold ring plate perimeter wall and a second mold cavity wall;
a second mold plate abutting the mold ring plate and comprising a third mold cavity wall; and
a second carrier plate coupled to the second mold plate;
wherein the first mold cavity wall, the second mold cavity wall, and the third mold cavity wall define a mold cavity, and the mold core perimeter wall and the mold ring plate perimeter wall define an at least partially enclosed space separate from the mold cavity.