Patent ID: 8173057
Filing Date: 2012-05-08
Classification: B29C,B29L,B65F

Abstract:
1. A method of forming a complete container, the method comprising: providing a mold having a first mold half and a second mold half movable relative one another along a single direction of travel, the first mold half including a bulbous protrusion generally aligned with the single direction of travel; closing the mold by moving the first and second mold halves relative one another along the single direction of travel to form a mold cavity corresponding to the shape of the complete container, wherein the bulbous protrusion is in the mold cavity; injecting a material into the mold cavity to form the complete container, wherein the material envelopes the bulbous protrusion to create a slot having an undercut portion; opening the mold by moving the first and second mold halves relative one another along the single direction of travel, the material staying on the second mold half, the opening step including withdrawing the bulbous protrusion from the slot along the single direction of travel; and removing the complete container from the second mold half.