Patent ID: 7878793

Claim:
A mold for forming a stick of molded material, the mold comprising: a lower mold section having a lower mold cavity in which a lower portion of the stick of molded material is molded, wherein at least an upper portion of the lower mold cavity is substantially cylindrical and disposed along a central mold axis, the lower mold section comprising: a first lower mold portion in which a first half of the lower mold cavity is disposed; and a second lower mold portion in which a second half of the lower mold cavity is disposed; an upper mold section operable to engage the lower mold section, the upper mold section having a substantially cylindrical upper mold cavity disposed along the central mold axis in which an upper portion of the stick of molded material is molded, wherein the substantially cylindrical upper mold cavity engages the upper portion of the lower mold cavity to form a composite mold cavity when the upper mold section is engaged with the lower mold section, wherein the upper mold section is operable to rotate with respect to the lower mold section about the central mold axis when the upper mold section is engaged with the lower mold section; and means for causing the upper mold section to move away from the lower mold section due to rotation of the upper mold section about the central mold axis with respect to the lower mold section, thereby causing the upper mold cavity to separate from the lower mold cavity.