Patent ID: 7258006

Claim:
A method for manufacturing a sight gauge shield, said method comprising: mating first and second mold portions about first and second spaced-apart cores to define: (i) a first annular void between said first core and said first and second mold portions; and, (ii) a second annular void between said second core and said first and second mold portions, wherein said first and second mold portions respectively comprise first and second stand-up portions, and wherein said first stand-up portion cooperates with said second mold portion to define a first sidewall void and wherein said second stand-up portion cooperates with said first mold portion to define a second sidewall void; molding opposite first and second annular end portions of a gauge shield member by filling said first and second annular voids with a polymeric material; and, molding first and second sidewalls of said gauge shield member as a one-piece construction with said first and second annular end portions by filling said first and second sidewall voids with said polymeric material.