Patent ID: 8703034

Claim:
A method of making a tack-free gel, comprising the steps of: providing a mold defining a mold cavity, the mold cavity comprising a plastic material; pouring or injecting a molten gel being at a molding temperature into the mold cavity; and melting a layer of the plastic material of the mold cavity onto the molten gel by permitting the molten gel to contact the mold cavity; wherein the mold comprises a mold base comprising: a plurality of mold holes forming a plurality of mold cavities, each of the mold holes comprising: an axial pin to mold an axial hole through the gel; a low-density polyethylene (LDPE) cylinder in each mold cavity providing a predetermined inside diameter for the mold; and an LDPE disc mounted on the axial pin and disposed at the bottom of each mold cavity in the mold base.