Male component and respective mould unit for producing a vehicle saddle

A male component or punch for a mould unit for producing a vehicle saddle, said male component having a main base body made of a first material,

• wherein said male component comprises at least one insert or contact layer formed or applied over said main base body, said at least one insert or contact layer being made of a second softer or more yielding material than said first material, said at least one insert or contact layer delimiting at least one central or intermediate portion of the inner or mould impression delimiting surface of said male component, wherein the surface of the male component is intended to be engaged and abutted to a felt or shell (F) for a saddle (SA) to be moulded,
• wherein said main base body defines an abutment and engagement edge for a female component of a mould unit, said abutment and engagement edge enclosing or surrounding said at least one insert or contact layer, and
• wherein said inner, or moulding, or mould impression delimiting surface comprises an outer portion, e.g. annular, defined by the abutment and engagement edge, as well as said at least one central or intermediate portion enclosed in the zone delimited by the abutment and engagement edge and completely or partly defined by a free surface of said insert or contact layer.