Patent ID: 6872069
Filing Date: 2005-03-29
Classification: B29C

Abstract:
1. An improved ejector sleeve for molding a raised aperture in a molded article formed within a mold having an ejector plate and a core pin, the ejector sleeve comprising: a base portion located at a first end of the ejector sleeve for mounting the sleeve to the ejector plate of the mold; a tube portion extending from the base to a second end of the ejector sleeve, the tube having and inner surface defining a central bore for receiving the core pin and an outer surface defining the exterior of the tube; a lip located at a second end of the ejector sleeve for forming at least a portion of the raised aperture in the molded article; the width of the lip being defined as the distance between the inner surface and outer surface of the tube at the lip, the width of said lip being between about thirty thousandths of an inch and about forty thousandths of an inch.