Patent ID: 7766648

Claim:
A molding apparatus, comprising: mold members defining a plurality of fixed mold cavities therebetween; an injection molding injector fluidly connected to each of said plurality of mold cavities for injection molding molded articles therein; an in-mold coating injector having a single nozzle fluidly connected to each of said plurality of mold cavities for in-mold coating said molded articles in said plurality of mold cavities, said plurality of mold cavities fluidly connected to said injection molding injector being the same as those fluidly connected to said in-mold coating injector, said mold members and said injectors configured to injection mold and in-mold coat molded articles in said mold cavities while said mold members remain a fixed distance apart relative to one another during and between injection molding and in-mold coating; a runner section; and an in-mold coating injector passageway fluidly connected to said in-mold coating injector and said runner section, said in-mold coating injector passageway having a smaller cross-sectional area than said runner section adjacent an intersection between said in-mold coating injector passageway and said runner section, wherein said runner section is generally cylindrical with a portion of said runner section adjacent said intersection being relatively flat shape.