A method of injection molding around the surface of an object
CA 2334252 A1 · Owner: Smith, Keith A. · Inventors: Smith, Keith A.; Levay, Steve B.
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A method of injection molding material around the surface of an object. The method, involves positioning the object within the cavity of a first mold and holding the object, through the use of a plurality of clamping mechanisms. Material is injection molded, about the surface of the object such that the material encompasses the object's surface, except for points of contact between the clamping mechanisms and the object. A plurality of protrusions, formed of injection molded material and extending outwardly, from the surface of the object are formed during the injection molding process. Thereafter the object is removed from the first mold cavity and positioned within the, cavity of a …
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- Filed February 5, 2001. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended February 5, 2021.
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