Patent ID: 7172411

Claim:
An injection molding apparatus comprising: a first manifold block having a first manifold melt channel for receiving a melt stream of moldable material from a source; a second manifold block having a second manifold melt channel for receiving said melt stream from said first manifold melt channel; a nozzle coupled to said second manifold block, said nozzle having a nozzle melt channel for receiving said melt stream from said second manifold melt channel; a mold cavity receiving said melt stream from said nozzle, said nozzle channel communicating with said mold cavity through a mold gate; and a connector assembly for coupling said first manifold block to said second manifold block, said connector assembly having a melt channel for allowing melt to flow between said first manifold melt channel and said second manifold melt channel, wherein said second manifold block is rotatable relative to said first manifold block about a first axis and about a second axis.