Patent ID: 6193924
Filing Date: 2001-02-27
Classification: B29C,B29L

Abstract:
A method of making a container assembly, said method comprising the steps of:first disposing a plastic fixture into an orifice of a mold, said mold having an inner surface defining an outer surface of a container, wherein said fixture includes a top surface, a bottom surface and an opening, said bottom surface having first and second spaced ridges extending from said bottom surface adjacent but not entering said opening and at least one vent hole extending through said fixture between said ridges, said ridges to be embedded in a body of said container;then disposing a fluid plastic material into said mold; andmolding said plastic material by simultaneously forcing said material against said mold inner surface and said fixture, thereby forming said container body, said plastic material engulfing said ridges and deforming said ridges and forming a locking engagement between said container body and said fixture, said plastic material sealing said vent hole as said plastic material engulfs said ridges to establish an airtight seal; wherein said entire top surface of said fixture and said opening remain free of said plastic material.