# US 11,077,590 B2 · Mold assembly and method of molding a component

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- Number: US 11,077,590 B2
- Document ID: US11077590B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 16/364,542
- Filed: 2019-03-26
- Published: 2020-04-09
- Granted: 2021-08-03
- Earliest claimed: 2015-12-30
- Assignees: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
- Applicants: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
- Inventors: David Bartlett; Elizabeth O'Neill; Robert Moser; Roger Dickerhoof; Carl Miller; Joshua Jeffers; Bryan Woosley; James Merryfield
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11077590B2

## CPC

- B29C 45/14639: {for obtaining an insulating effect, e.g. for electrical components}
- B29C 45/0001: {characterised by the choice of material}
- B29C 45/14549: {Coating rod-like, wire-like or belt-like articles (B29C45/14426 takes precedence)}
- B29C 45/26: Moulds
- B29C 45/64: Mould opening, closing or clamping devices {(combined with means for plasticising or homogenising B29C45/70)}
- C08G 73/00: Macromolecular compounds obtained by reactions forming a linkage containing nitrogen with or without oxygen or carbon in the main chain of the macromolecule, not provided for in groups C08G12/00 - C08G71/00 {(polycarbodiimides prepared from isocyanates C08G18/025, C08G18/797)}
- C08L 63/00: Compositions of epoxy resins; Compositions of derivatives of epoxy resins
- B29K 2063/00: Use of {EP, i.e.} epoxy resins {or derivatives thereof}, as moulding material
- B29L 2031/36: Plugs, connectors, or parts thereof
- H01R 43/005: {for making dustproof, splashproof, drip-proof, waterproof, or flameproof connection, coupling, or casing}
- B29C: SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING (making preforms B29B11/00; making laminated products by combining previously unconnected layers which become one product whose layers will remain together B32B37/00 - B32B41/00)
- C08G: MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS OBTAINED OTHERWISE THAN BY REACTIONS ONLY INVOLVING UNSATURATED CARBON-TO-CARBON BONDS
- C08L: COMPOSITIONS OF MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS (compositions based on polymerisable monomers C08F, C08G; artificial filaments or fibres D01F; textile treating compositions D06)
- B29K: INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES B29B, B29C OR B29D, RELATING TO MOULDING MATERIALS OR TO MATERIALS FOR {MOULDS, } REINFORCEMENTS, FILLERS OR PREFORMED PARTS, e.g. INSERTS
- B29L: INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASS B29C, RELATING TO PARTICULAR ARTICLES
- H01R: ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS

## Abstract

A mold assembly includes a first upper portion, a second upper portion, and a base removably coupled to each other. A method of manufacturing an electrical connector with the mold assembly includes preheating a resin, mixing the resin with a hardener, preheating the mold assembly, injecting the resin hardener mixture into the mold assembly, and curing the resin hardener mixture.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An assembly comprising:
a storage unit;
a cable containing a plurality of wires and supported by the storage unit; a workbench including a workbench track, wherein the workbench track rests on the workbench and the cable is positioned within the workbench track;
a clamp removably coupled to the cable;
a mold assembly configured to receive the cable and including: a first upper portion, a second upper portion, and a base;
wherein the base, the first upper portion, and the second upper portion are each removably coupled to each other and the configuration of the first upper portion, the second upper portion, and the base creates a channel that extends along a length of the base to accommodate the cable within the channel;
wherein the base includes a bottom surface, a first top surface, and a second top surface such that the first top surface is at a greater distance from the bottom surface of the base than the second top surface;
the first upper portion and the second upper portion each having a bottom surface wherein the bottom surface of the second upper portion is closer to the bottom surface of the base than the bottom surface of the first upper portion; and
a locator plate removably coupled to the first upper portion, the second upper portion, and the base;
wherein the locator plate includes a plurality of holes each configured to receive one of the plurality of wires of the cable.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The mold assembly of claim 1, wherein a cable containing a plurality of wires is positioned opposite of the locator plate and within the channel such that the plurality of wires extends through the channel and the plurality of wires extends towards the locator plate.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The mold assembly of claim 1, wherein the cable extends from the mold assembly to the clamp and the storage unit.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The assembly of claim 1, wherein the workbench supports the mold assembly, the clamp, and the cable.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The assembly of claim 1, wherein the clamp and the storage unit are upstream of the mold assembly.