Patent ID: 8641956

Claim:
A gasket apparatus for forming an undercut on an inner surface of a molded part, the apparatus comprising: a substantially disk-shaped insert configured for approximating the dimensions of an object to be subsequently positioned within the undercut of the molded part; a gasket removably molded about a circumferential perimeter portion of the insert, the perimeter portion forming a continuous and annular gasket groove on an inner surface of the gasket, the gasket groove sized and configured for subsequently accepting and retaining the object therewithin after the perimeter portion is removed therefrom; the gasket, while engaged about the perimeter portion of the insert, configured for extending a distance into the inner surface of the separate molded part during the molding process, thereby forming the undercut on the inner surface of the molded part; whereby, during the molding process, upon cooling of the molded part, the insert is able to be disengaged and removed from the gasket groove, leaving the gasket within the undercut and allowing the object to be positioned and retained within the gasket groove, such that the gasket is positioned between the object and the undercut of the molded part.