Patent ID: 8529245
Filing Date: 2013-09-10
Classification: B29C,B29D,B29L

Abstract:
1. A mold insert apparatus for forming an undercut on an inner surface of a molded part, the undercut sized and configured for subsequently accepting and retaining an object therewithin, the apparatus comprising: a disk of monolithic construction substantially shaped to approximate the dimensions of the object, the disk comprising an inner portion and a substantially circumferentially integral perimeter portion; the perimeter portion configured for extending a distance into the inner surface of the molded part during the molding process, thereby forming the undercut therewithin; and the inner portion configured for at least partially radially collapsing when appropriate force is applied thereto; whereby, during the molding process, in which the apparatus is appropriately positioned within and subsequently forms the undercut of the molded part, upon cooling of the molded part, the inner portion is able to at least partially radially collapse, allowing substantially the entire perimeter portion to be disengaged from within the undercut before the apparatus is removed from the molded part.