Patent ID: 6889954

Claim:
A universal marking insert for injection moulds, the marking insert comprising: a removable marking unit for marking products in the injection moulds; the marking unit comprising a head, and a threaded body portion, the threaded body portion being smaller in diameter than the head; and a receiving unit for receiving the marking unit; the receiving unit comprising a hollow base body having a first and a second opening, the first opening being adapted for inserting the removable marking unit into the receiving unit, the hollow base body having a plurality of cavities having central in-stepping that permits passage of the threaded body portion and retains the head, an end cap disposed in the second opening, and a tightening element having a spring and a nut and being disposed in one of the plurality of cavities, the nut having a threaded opening for matingly engaging the threaded body portion, the spring being disposed on the end cap to have a tractive force on the nut so as to retain the marking unit.