Patents Assigned to Prism Design & Engineering, Inc.
  • Patent number: 5073326
    Abstract: Method and apparatus are disclosed for injection molding an article having at least one sub-surface portion. The apparatus includes an article mold having at least one cavity with a wedge-receiving aperture and a wedge insertable within the wedge-receiving aperture for receiving the sub-surface portion of the article. The wedge is movable between a wedged position, wherein the wedge is firmly seated within the wedge-receiving aperture and an unwedged position, wherein the wedge is movable with respect to the article mold to free the sub-surface portion of the article when ejecting the article from the cavity. The sub-surface portion of the article can include a part to be held within the cavity during injection molding, or an injection molded portion of the article forming a normally die locked portion of the article. The apparatus can also include a multi-piece mold cavity removably engageable within aligned apertures of a separable mold base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 1989
    Date of Patent: December 17, 1991
    Assignee: Prism Design & Engineering, Inc.
    Inventors: Roderick M. Craves, Franklyn J. Korany, Mark J. Jacobson