Patent ID: 8480391

Claim:
A molding system having a cavity side and a core side comprising: a plurality of cavity inserts releasably attached to a first mold plate disposed on the cavity side of the molding system; a plurality of core inserts releasably attached to a second mold plate disposed on the core side of the molding system; a stripper plate assembly operably attached to the core side of the molding system, the stripper plate assembly including a main stripper plate and a stripper plate panel attached to the main stripper plate to be outwardly moveable relative thereto between a closed operational position and an open installation position, wherein in the open installation position one or more of the plurality of core inserts is installable or removable from the second mold plate; and a plurality of molded article strippers releasably attached to the stripper plate panel of the stripper plate assembly, wherein the plurality of cavity inserts, the plurality of core inserts, and the plurality of molded article strippers together define a plurality of mold cavities and the molded article strippers are operable to remove molded articles formed in the plurality of mold cavities from the plurality of core inserts.