Patent ID: 7007445

Claim:
A method of molding a plurality of interconnected vials comprising: providing a plurality of core pins and an insert means containing a first slide and a second slide having an extended position and a contracted position; contracting said first slide and said second slide from the extended position to the contracted position to form a plurality of cavity profiles linked together by a plurality of arms; positioning a plurality of core pins into said plurality of cavity profiles so that said plurality of core pins are free standing within said plurality of cavity profiles; injecting a plastic fluid about said plurality of core pins to form a plurality of interconnected vials; removing said plurality of interconnected vials; placing a compound into said plurality of interconnected vials; and, heat sealing an open end of said plurality of interconnected vials such that each of said plurality of interconnected vials forms a closed container that encapsulates said compound, and wherein the step of heat sealing includes: clamping the plurality of interconnected vials into a heat sealing device; applying heat to the heat sealing device; measuring the temperature of the applied heat; measuring the time heat is applied to said heat sealing device.