Patent ID: 8062576
Filing Date: 2011-11-22
Classification: B29C,B29L

Abstract:
1. A method for producing a molded object having a hollow plastic component and a single-piece plastic stanchion, the method comprising: a) molding the single-piece stanchion in a first mold according to a first molding process, such that the single-piece stanchion includes a first substantially-closed end having a hollow post, a second substantially-open end, and a cap joined with the second end via a living-hinge, thereby enabling the cap to assume and maintain a position such that the second end becomes substantially covered, wherein the cap defines an opening that coincides with the hollow post when the second end becomes substantially covered by the cap; b) flexing the living-hinge, wherein the cap assumes and maintains the position such that the second end is substantially covered by the cap; c) arranging the single-piece stanchion relative to a second mold after the second end is substantially-covered via the cap; and d) molding the hollow plastic component in the second mold according to a second molding process, such that the single-piece stanchion is fixedly retained by the hollow plastic component, wherein compressed air is introduced through the interior of the hollow post via the opening to mold the hollow plastic component.