Patent ID: 6863521

Claim:
An injection molding apparatus comprising: (a) a core component side having one or more core components thereon; (b) a cavity component side having one or more cavity components thereon, each of said one or more cavity components corresponding with the one or more core components; and (c) translation means for translating said one or more core components into a relatively even alignment with said corresponding one or more cavity components or for translating said one or more cavity components into a relatively even alignment with said corresponding one or more core components, or both, to thereby establish a relatively even fit between said one or more core components and said corresponding one or more cavity components when the respective components are pressed together, wherein said translation means for said one or more cavity components comprises one or more apertures tranversing a wall of said cavity component, said one or more apertures having a width “W” through which a fastening member inserts and fastens said one or more cavity components to a cavity plate, said fastening member having a width less than said width “W” defining a gap therein to thereby permit lateral movement of said one or more cavity components to an extent approximately equal to said gap.