Patent ID: 7740784
Filing Date: 2010-06-22
Classification: B29C

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for in-mold-decoration using a foil, comprising: a male mold; a female mold comprising a surface facing the male mold, wherein the surface defines a cavity therein, and the foils is applied to the surface of the female mold; a press member positioned between the male mold and the female mold, capable of hermetically pressing the foil on the surface of the female mold; and a supporting member movably mounted to the surface of the female mold to prop up the foil toward the male mold before the press member presses the foil on the surface of the female mold, the supporting member being capable of moving substantially perpendicularly to the surface of the female mold; wherein the supporting member is mounted to the female mold between the cavity and the press member.