Patent ID: 6461137
Filing Date: 2002-10-08
Classification: B29C,B29L,Y10S

Abstract:
A mold for encapsulating a sheet of material including:a) a multi-part mold base, a sheet of material to be encapsulated being supported in said multi-part mold base, said multi-part mold base including: i) a mold base plate, ii) at least one fixed mold base connected to said mold base plate, said at least one fixed mold base-having space to accommodate said sheet of material, and iii) at least one slidable mold base connected to said mold base plate, said at least one slideable mold base adjacent to said at least one fixed mold base, and movable into, and out of, a substantially adjoining position with respect to said fixed mold base portion, and b) a mold core having at least a portion of a mold cavity formed therein, and moveable between an open position in a facing relationship with said multi-part mold base, and a closed position in a substantially adjoining relationship with said multi-part mold base, said at least a portion of a mold cavity being adjacent said multi-part mold base, and said at least one slidable mold base adjoining said at least one fixed mold base when said mold core is in its' closed position, said sheet of material to be encapsulated between said multi-part mold base and said mold-core.