Patent ID: 6060011
Filing Date: 2000-05-09
Classification: B44C,C03B,Y10S

Abstract:
A method for wholly enclosing an object with a spherical, transparent encapsulation, comprising the steps of:(a) providing an object which has a degradation temperature;(b) arranging the object in a spherical mould cavity, the shape of which corresponds with a desired spherical shape of encapsulation;(c) providing a transparent encapsulating material which melts at a melting temperature lower than said degradation temperature;(d) causing the encapsulating material to melt by heating and carrying thereof into the mould cavity;(e) causing the encapsulating material to cool to below the melting temperature; and(f) opening the mould cavity and removing the solidified spherical moulded article,wherein prior to step (d) the object is carried by a support including a transparent material which melts at a melting temperature lower than said degradation temperature and which is substantially homogeneously fusable with the encapsulating material during step (d).