Patent ID: 8168108

Claim:
A method for molding undercuts, the method comprising: providing a molding apparatus including a primary mold configured to define a portion of a surface of a molded item, said primary mold defining at least one hole, a stripper alongside the primary mold, wherein the stripper comprises a stripping section and a receiving surface, and at least one swinging member coupled by at least one pivot to one of the primary mold or the stripper, wherein the swinging member comprises a molding surface and a contact feature; inserting molding material into the molding apparatus; allowing the molding material to set while the molding surface of the swinging member protrudes into the material to define an undercut portion of the surface of the molded item; and displacing the stripper to strip the molded item from the molding apparatus, whereby displacing of the stripper moves the swinging member relative the at least one pivot to move the molding surface of the swinging member out of engagement with the undercut portion of the surface of the molded item.