Pacifiers and methods for making pacifiers

Abstract

A pacifier may include a frame and a mouth shield secured to the frame at least partially by an overmold. An interface between the mouth shield and the frame may be continuous. A method for making a pacifier may include securing a frame in a shield mold defining a mouth shield cavity. The method may further include introducing a curable precursor material into the shield mold. The method may further include overmolding at least a portion of the curable material across at least a portion of the frame in the mold. The method may further include allowing the curable material to cure in the mouth shield cavity into a mouth shield at least partially secured to the frame by an overmold. An interface between the mouth shield and the frame may be continuous.

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