Patent ID: 7316561
Filing Date: 2008-01-08
Classification: B29C

Abstract:
1. A molding manifold comprising: (a) one or more inlet ports and one or more outlet ports; (b) a first half having one or more flow grooves; (c) a cover piece having one or more flow grooves complementary to the flow grooves of the first half, the cover piece covering the one or more flow grooves of the first half, the flow grooves of the first half and cover piece together forming flow channels for distributing molten material from the one or more inlet ports to the one or more outlet ports, the cover piece engaged with the first half to reduce or eliminate leakage of molten material out of the flow channels; (d) a second half having a cavity for receiving the cover piece, the second half securable to the first half; and, (e) one or more heater grooves in the first half, second half or both the first half and second half for receiving one or more heating elements for heating the flow channels.