Patent ID: 8647109

Claim:
An injection mold ( 200 ), comprising: a first mold stack ( 206 A) that is configured to define a molding cavity ( 101 ) within which a first molded article ( 102 A) is moldable; a first mold half ( 196 ) that includes a first stack portion ( 210 ) of the first mold stack ( 206 A) associated therewith; a second mold half ( 198 ) that includes a second stack portion ( 220 ) of the first mold stack ( 206 A) associated therewith; the first mold half ( 196 ) being configured to cooperate with an in-mold shutter ( 140 ) to permit opening and closing of the mold stack ( 206 A) substantially without repositioning of the first mold half ( 196 ) relative to the second mold half ( 198 ); wherein the first mold stack ( 206 A) includes a pair of movable split mold inserts ( 218 ) with which to mold an encapsulated portion of the first molded article ( 102 A).