Patent ID: 7959846

Claim:
A method of molding a two part hinge comprising a first molded part and a second molded part connected together during molding to allow relative pivotal movement between the parts, the method comprising: molding the first part and allowing the first part to shrink during the transition between a molding temperature and a cooling temperature; introducing the first part into a mold for the second part; and molding the second part over the first part to form an interface between the second part and the first part at which said relative pivotal movement is allowed, wherein said molding of the second part comprises selecting a timing for injecting the material of the second part before the first part has completed shrinkage after molding so that the first part undergoes shrinkage during molding of the second part in order to provide a predetermined frictional force at the interface between the first part and the second part in order to resist said relative pivotal movement; and, injecting a material of the second part at said selected timing.