Patent ID: 7331779

Claim:
An injection mold apparatus comprising: a movable plate mountable to a movable platen of an injection molding machine, the movable plate being configured to move with the movable platen relative to a stationary platen of the injection molding machine; a turret assembly including: (i) a turret block positionable between the stationary and movable platens of the injection molding machine, the turret block being rotatable about a turret axis, and (ii) a first mold component set comprising a first fixed component removably attached to a first face of the turret block and a first movable component coupled to the first fixed component and movable relative to the first fixed component independently of the movement of the movable plate; and a carriage assembly coupled to the movable plate and supporting the turret assembly, the carriage assembly including an actuating mechanism to cause the first movable component to move relative to the first fixed component.