Abstract: A mold for injection molding of long thin walled articles has precisely balanced high-volume venting of a narrow cavity space surrounding a long slender cantilevered core and minimized flash. The venting is provided by closing an end of the female mold cavity with a sintered metal plug and forming an end of the mold cavity in an end face of the plug.

Abstract: Thermometer probe covers having an extremely thin wall integral tip for enhanced heat transfer are injection molded by unique mold core construction and venting configuration. A tungsten carbide core minimizes core deflection to maintain improved concentricity of core and cavity. Maintainance of concentricity in quantity production apparatus is improved by a combination of relatively loose cantilevered mounting of an end of the core together with a press fit locking of the core upon closing of the mold. Venting of cavity gas during injection of mold material is precisely controlled through symmetrically distributed vent orifices in both the core and the female mold part. Core venting is controlled by a plurality of orifices and a manifold provided by a water cooled core vent pin within a bore of the core.

Abstract: A resettable mechanical counter having a plurality of number wheels and transfer pinions is mounted in a molded plastic housing in which are integrally formed fixed bosses that index the transfer pinions when the number wheels are reset. The transfer pinions are axially located by means of slots formed in the housing and the number wheels are axially located relative to the reset lever mechanism which itself is axially located relative to the housing to thus position the transfer pinions relative to the number wheels.

Abstract: Thermometer probe covers having an extremely thin wall integral tip for enhanced heat transfer are injection molded by unique mold core construction and venting configuration. A tungsten carbide core minimizes core deflection to maintain improved concentricity of core and cavity. Maintainance of concentricity in quantity production apparatus is improved by a combination of relatively loose cantilevered mounting of an end of the core together with a press fit locking of the core upon closing of the mold. Venting of cavity gas during injection of mold material is precisely controlled through symmetrically distributed vent orifices in both the core and the female mold part. Core venting is controlled by a plurality of orifices and a manifold provided by a water cooled core vent pin within a bore of the core.