Patent ID: 9522494
Filing Date: 2016-12-20
CPC Classification: B29C,B29K

Claim Text:
1. An injection mold assembly for manufacturing multiple-component articles, the assembly comprising: opposed first and second mold halves mounted for movement in reciprocal directions along an axis of reciprocation between an open position and a closed position; a stripper plate mounted between the first and second mold halves for reciprocation between a retracted position and an extended position when the first and second mold halves are in the open position thereof; and mold cores in one of a plurality of mold core assemblies carried by the first mold half, each mold core mounted for rotation between a first position and a second position about an axis of rotation for the respective mold core assembly; wherein the stripper plate accommodates rotation of the mold cores between the first and second positions thereof while the stripper plate is in the retracted position thereof; wherein each mold core carries a collar; and each collar is mounted for rotation within the stripper plate and for reciprocation over the mold core between a retracted position and an extended position; and wherein in the second position of each mold core, the collar carried on the mold core is engaged with the stripper plate to move between the retracted and extended positions thereof together with the movement of the stripper plate between the retracted and extended positions thereof, respectively.