Patent ID: 7364680

Claim:
A method of simultaneously forming a plurality of components utilizing a molding assembly having an inner core, a first mold half, and a second mold half with at least one of the mold halves including at least one armature, said method comprising the steps of: closing the mold halves about the inner core to encapsulate the inner core and define a mold chamber; filling the mold chamber with a material about the armature which at least partially encapsulates the armature; curing the material within the mold chamber to create a stack of material having an exterior surface; moving at least one of the mold halves relative to the inner core to open the mold chamber; removing the armature from the stack of material to define a cavity disposed within the stack of material and at least one opening disposed in the exterior surface; and cutting the stack of material through the cavity to form at least two components with each of the components having a common configuration.