Patent ID: 6171093
Filing Date: 2001-01-09
Classification: B29C,Y10S

Abstract:
For use in the molding of an item, an apparatus including:a. a master frame including an injection port and two halves, each half having an inner face and a mold area so when the two halves are joined together with their inner faces in face-to-face registration a mold cavity is formed by the mold areas of the two halves, andb. a silicone mold insertable into the mold cavity of the master frame and supported by the master frame so that material injected through the injection port can flow into said silicone mold to form an item shaped by the silicone mold, and an arbor made of a material capable of transmitting ultraviolet light and wherein said master frame also includes an arbor cavity for receiving said arbor and said silicone mold includes an opening so that the silicone mold can be slipped over said arbor.