US 2020/0094444 A1 · Mold Insert Assembly

Abstract

A mold insert assembly includes a base section having a base side removably attachable to a base plate of a mold and a first interface surface having a notched portion thereon. A first section includes a first interface side with a first interconnecting tab sized to engage the notched portion of the base section when the first interface side abuts the first interface surface, the first section further including an adjoining side having an interconnecting notch. A second section includes a second interface side having a second interconnecting tab, where the second interconnecting tab is sized to engage the interconnecting notch of the first section when the second interface side abuts the adjoining side, and where the base section, the first section, and the second section when assembled form a contoured insert configured to create a contoured cavity in a part formed within the mold.

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Dependent claims

A mold insert assembly comprising:

a base section having a base side removably attachable to a base plate of a mold, the base section further comprising a first interface surface having a notched portion thereon;
a first section having a first interface side with a first interconnecting tab thereon, wherein the first interconnecting tab is sized to engage the notched portion of the base section when the first interface side abuts the first interface surface, the first section further comprising an adjoining side having an interconnecting notch;
a second section having a second interface side, the second interface side having a second interconnecting tab, wherein the second interconnecting tab is sized to engage the interconnecting notch of the first section when the second interface side abuts the adjoining side;
and
wherein the base section, the first section, and the second section when assembled form a contoured insert configured to create a contoured cavity in a part formed within the mold.

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A method of assembling a mold insert assembly comprising:

removably attaching a base side of a base section to a base plate of a mold, the base section further comprising a first interface surface having a notched portion thereon,
engaging a first interconnecting tab on a first interface side of a first section with the notched portion of the base section, wherein the first interface side of the first section abuts the first interface surface of the base section, the first section further comprising an adjoining side having an interconnecting notch;
engaging a second interconnecting tab on a second interface side of a second section with the interconnecting notch of the first section, wherein the second interface side of the second section abuts the adjoining side of the first section;
and
wherein the base section, the first section, and the second section when assembled form a contoured insert configured to create a contoured cavity in a part formed within the mold.

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A method of forming a part within a mold, the method comprising:

removably attaching a base side of a base section to a base plate of a mold, the base section further comprising a first interface surface having a notched portion thereon;
engaging a first interconnecting tab on a first interface side of a first section with the notched portion of the base section, wherein the first interface side of the first section abuts the first interface surface of the base section, the first section further comprising an adjoining side having an interconnecting notch;
engaging a second interconnecting tab on a second interface side of a second section with the interconnecting notch of the first section, wherein the second interface side of the second section abuts the adjoining side of the first section, wherein the base section, the first section, and the second section when assembled form a contoured insert configured to create a contoured cavity in a part formed within the mold;
and
forming the part within the mold around the contoured insert.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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