Flash free pipette tip mold
CA 1250719 A · Owner: Eastman Kodak Company · Inventors: Osburn, Robert R.; Helfer, Jeffrey L.
Overview
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An apparatus and method for molding plastic pipettes are disclosed, using an upper and lower mold plate that define a cavity which forms the outer surface of the pipette. The mold parting line of the upper and lower mold plates is located at a position between the ends of the cavity to prevent "radial" flash at the aperture of the pipette. "Axial" flash at the aperture of the pipette is prevented by a lower core pin in the lower mold plate. The lower core pin extends into the cavity and defines the dimensions of the aperture of the pipette. The extension of the lower core pin from the lower mold plate minimizes tool wear at the aperture and makes the alignment of the upper and lower mold …
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Listed from its CIPO record in Patent Yard's archive of Canadian patents past their term. Its claims, description and drawings are in the CIPO record and on Google Patents, and the Claude kit works from them.
Why it's free to use
- Granted March 7, 1989. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended March 7, 2006.
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