Latching mechanism for suppository mold
AssigneePaula Noël Macfie
InventorPaula Noël Macfie
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Abstract
A latching mechanism suitable for suppository molds, where the latching mechanism is designed to assist the separation of mold when the latch is released. In embodiments, the latching mechanism has a lever portion on a first mold half and a catch portion on a second mold half. The lever portion is configured to impinge upon the catch portion to provide a force to bias the first mold half away from the second mold half. Other embodiments include methods of utilizing such a catching mechanism with a suppository mold.
Claims11
A suppository mold, comprising a first mold half with a surface comprised of a first plurality of cavities, and a second mold half with a surface comprised of a second plurality of cavities, such that when the first mold half is attached to the second mold half, the surface of the first mold half is disposed against the surface of the second mold half such that the first plurality of cavities and the second plurality of cavities form a plurality of suppository mold cavities, the mold further comprising:
- a draw latch that includes a lever portion, the draw latch disposed on an end of the first mold half;
- and
- a corresponding catch disposed on an end of the second mold half;
- wherein the lever portion is configured to engage the catch when the draw latch is pivoted away from the end of the first mold half so as to apply a force that biases the second mold half away from the first mold half.
A method for forming a suppository, comprising:
- disposing a surface of a first mold half against a surface of a second mold half, each of the surfaces including a plurality of voids that form a plurality of mold cavities when the first mold half is disposed against the second mold half;
- securing the first mold half to the second mold half using a plurality of latches, each latch of the plurality of latches disposed upon one of the mold halves and engaging an ear on the other mold half;
- filling one or more of the plurality of mold cavities with a desired compound;
- freezing the desired compound;
- releasing the first mold half from the second mold half by disengaging each of the plurality of latches,
- wherein upon disengagement, each latch impinges upon its corresponding ear and pushes the two mold halves away from each other.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.