Patent ID: 6659752
Filing Date: 2003-12-09
Classification: B29C,B29K,B29L

Abstract:
A mold assembly for accepting a generally flexible inserted decoration sheet and for molding a generally cylindrical component to include the inserted decoration sheet, the component also including a cylindrical wall and a closed end, the mold assembly comprising a female part generally corresponding to an exterior surface of the component and a male part generally corresponding to an interior surface of the component, the male part being insertable within the female part such that the component is molded therebetween from an introduced mold material, the female part including:a generally circular wall corresponding to and defining the closed end of the component; a generally cylindrical wall corresponding to and defining the cylindrical wall of the component; and a pair of demarcating ridges on the cylindrical wall of the female part, the pair of ridges accepting the inserted decoration therebetween and holding the inserted decoration against the cylindrical wall of the female part, wherein in the course of molding the component to include the inserted decoration, the pair of ridges holding the decoration closely to the cylindrical wall of the female part such that the introduced mold material stays substantially on a side of the inserted decoration opposite the cylindrical wall of the female part.