Inclusion molded bird spike
AssigneeBird-B-Gone, Inc.
InventorBruce Donoho
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Abstract
A bird spike is insertion molded, using a technique in which a wire that forms at least one of the spikes is bent while coupled to one of the mold parts, and a molten plastic is injected about at least a bent portion of the bent first wire. The wire can be bent before the mold closes but after attachment to the mold, while the mold is closing, and/or after the mold is closed. The wire can be bent in any suitable manner, preferably having first and second bends of at least 60°, and a bump of at least 1 mm between the first and second bends. A robot arm can be used to concurrently secure multiple straight wires from a wire holder platform, and positioned them onto the mold part.
Claims24
A method of manufacturing an insertion molded bird spike, using a mold having at least a first mold part, the method comprising:
- positioning at least a first wire with respect to the first mold part;
- while the first wire is positioned with respect to the first mold part, closing the mold and bending the first wire;
- while the mold is closed and the first wire is bent, injecting a molten plastic about at least a bent portion of the bent first wire to form a base of the insertion molded bird spike;
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- removing the insertion molded bird spike from the mold.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.