Patent ID: 7578959
Filing Date: 2009-08-25
Classification: B29C,B29L,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for creating a blow-molded case for housing an object, comprising: a mold comprising first and second mold portions that, when located adjacent each other, have first and second mold surfaces at least partially defining first and second cavities, the cavities having first and second cavity surfaces, respectively, against which first and second walls of the blow-molded case are blown, respectively, during blow molding; a first punch having a punching surface at least part of which corresponds to at least part of the outline of the object, wherein, when said first punch is in an unactivated position, the first cavity surface includes the first mold surface and at least part of said first punch and, when said first punch is in an activated position, at least part of said first punch is extended past the first wall of the blow-molded case and inside the first cavity such that a first hole, at least part of which corresponds to at least part of the outline of the object, is created in the first wall of the blow-molded case; and a second punch, wherein, when said second punch is in an unactivated position, the second cavity surface includes the second mold surface and at least part of said second punch and, when said second punch is in an activated position, at least part of said second punch is extended past the second wall of the blow-molded case and inside the second cavity such that a second hole is created in the second wall of the blow-molded case.