Molded plastic article and method of manufacturing same

A molded plastic article comprising:

• a first body;
• and
• a second body,
• the molded plastic article formed by putting together the first body and the second body to form a single unit,
• a concave first plastic channel formed in the first body,
• a concave second plastic channel formed in the second body,
• a bonded plastic portion formed by solidifying molten plastic inside a plastic channel formed by the first plastic channel and the second plastic channel upon putting the first body and the second body together,
• a connecting plastic portion formed by molten plastic flowing out from the plastic channel solidifying, with one end connected to the bonded plastic portion, and
• a flow tab plastic portion formed by molten plastic flowing out from the connecting resin portion solidifying and connected to the other end of the connecting portion,
• a portion of reduced diameter or a planar portion provided to a connecting plastic portion side of the flow tab plastic portion,
• wherein the flow tab plastic portion is provided at a position separated from the first body and the second body by the connecting plastic portion,
• the connecting portion and the flow tab plastic portion project along an extension of a plane of a bonding surface bonding the first body and the second body together, and
• a projection is formed in an interior side of the first plastic channel and the second plastic channel away from the connecting plastic portion, the projection projecting into the first plastic channel and the second plastic channel toward the connecting plastic portion and shaped to direct the flow of molten plastic toward the connecting plastic portion and the flow tab plastic portion.