Patent ID: 8668860
Filing Date: 2014-03-11
Classification: B29C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method for forming a plastic article using a male mold and a female mold, the method comprising: providing an uninterrupted film; transporting the uninterrupted film between the female and male molds, with a predetermined area of the film attached to an inner surface of a cavity of the female mold; closing the male and female molds to a first position, with a first parting surface of the male mold not contacting a second parting surface of the female mold; injecting molten resin into the cavity to form a base of the plastic article; during injecting, further closing the male and female mold to a second position and cutting the predetermined area of the film from the uninterrupted film; stopping injecting; cooling; and opening the female and male molds to retrieve the plastic article.