Mold and method for molding a body or cap for a connector

A method for molding a body or cap for a connector using a mold, the body or cap having a throughway defining an axis and, adjacent to one open end, in a radial plane, a plurality of first portions in which the inner wall has a first radius alternating with a plurality of second portions in which the inner wall has a second radius larger than the first radius;

• the mold comprising a mold body and an axial core which together define a mold cavity in the shape of the body or cap;
• the core having an outer sleeve and an inner pin, the pin having a distal end protruding axially from the outer sleeve and being provided with a plurality of first castellations, the sleeve having a plurality of second castellations which are complementary to the first castellations such that, in a first configuration, the first and second castellations interdigitate;
• the method comprising molding the body or cap with the outer sleeve and inner pin in a first configuration in which, the castellations are arranged such that a respective recess is formed bound by the proximal end of a first castellation and the side walls of adjacent second castellations, each recess having a shape to form a respective first portion of the body or cap;
• moving the outer sleeve and inner pin axially relative to one another to a second configuration in which the first and second castellations are disengaged from one another;
• and subsequently rotating inner pin to a third configuration circumferentially offset from the first and second configurations in which the first castellations can be axially withdrawn from the body or cap following a path.