Patent ID: 8747100

Claim:
An injection mold assembly for manufacturing multiple-component articles comprising: opposed first and second mold halves; mold cores in a mold core assembly carried by the first mold half, each mold core carrying a collar mounted for movement in reciprocal directions between a retracted position and an extended position; each mold core mounted for rotation between a first position and a second position about an axis of rotation; the mold halves are mounted for movement in reciprocal directions along an axis of reciprocation between an open position and a closed position forming molding cavities between the mold cores and the second mold halves; and the axis of rotation of the mold cores in the mold core assembly is different from axes of rotation of mold cores in other mold core assemblies; wherein in the second positions of the mold cores and in the open position of the first and second mold halves, the collars are free to move between the retracted and extended positions.