Appeal 2007-1922
Application 10/051,200
According to Appellant, the invention is directed to a method of
molding comprising providing a molding machine with a mold containing an
upper mold segment, a lower mold segment, a movable core, a stem, a stem
opening, an air valve, a clamping force, where liquid moldable material is
injected and allowed to become a solid molded product, and a gas is injected
in the centered opening in the stem to open the gas valve in the centered
opening in the core and thus inflate the solid molded product until it is
released from the core (Br. 2-3). Claim 8 is the sole claim on appeal and is
reproduced below:
8. A method of molding, the method comprising:
(I) providing a molding machine containing a mold, wherein the mold
comprises:
(A) an upper mold segment having an upper surface;
(B) a lower mold segment having a bottom surface, and
(C) a moveable core having a top surface, a bottom surface and
a centered opening therethrough, said opening having a near end and a
distal end; wherein each mold segment has a confronting flat surface,
each mold segment being capable of mating with the other mold
segment at their respective confronting flat surfaces; there being
located in the confronting flat surface of each segment, a concavity,
each concavity having an opening centered in said concavity;
the opening in the concavity of the lower mold segment running
through the lower mold segment and exiting through the bottom
surface of the lower mold segment;
the opening in the concavity of the upper mold segment running
through the upper mold segment and exiting through the upper surface
of the upper mold segment;
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