Patent ID: 8529238

Claim:
A tool for creating a container, the tool comprising: a cavity operable to receive a blank, the cavity having at least one sidewall for forming at least one sidewall of the container; a core operatively connected to said cavity, said core operable to enter said cavity to at least partially form the blank into a three-dimensional article having at least one sidewall and a flange extending from the at least one sidewall and extending around the perimeter of the three-dimensional article; an injection cavity for receiving liquid resin and directing liquid resin around at least a portion of the perimeter of the three-dimensional article, the injection cavity comprising an advanced-flow section and a delayed-flow section, the advanced-flow section having a greater cross-sectional area than the delayed-flow section, and the advanced-flow section being located adjacent the at least one sidewall of the cavity, the injection cavity comprising a flange section above at least a portion of the advanced-flow section being operable to receive the flange of the three-dimensional article, the injection cavity extending around the perimeter of the cavity with the flange section and the advanced-flow section extending around the perimeter of the three-dimensional article.