Patent ID: 9498906
Filing Date: 2016-11-22
CPC Classification: B29C,B29L

Claim Text:
1. A mold head assembly for maintaining a lid in a closed position relative to a cap body while a molded cap assembly is removed from a threaded core in a mold cavity, the mold head assembly comprising: a first member having a roller rotatably mounted on the first member and configured to roll across a surface of the associated molded cap assembly; a second member configured for receipt opposite the associated mold cap assembly and mounted to the first member for limited relative movement therebetween; and a biasing member interposed between the first and second members for urging the second member toward the mold cavity along a first axis; and a thread core and a stripping sleeve received over the thread core for selective axial movement relative thereto that advances an associated mold cap assembly in a non-rotational, axial direction over the thread core while the biasing member urges the second member toward the mold cavity, wherein the relative axial movement of the thread core and the stripping sleeve is parallel to the first axis.