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US 4,384,702 AGranted
Mold insert
OwnerBoris Boskovicinventor
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Abstract
A removable insert for a mold for impressing indicia on each molded product formed in the mold. The insert includes a plug body, a bore through the plug body, and a plug situated in the bore and having a mold engaging surface for impressing an article formed in the mold. The plug is rotatable and include an indicator which may be directed toward a series of indicia spaced about the periphery of the bore.
Claims10
A removable insert for a mold for impressing indicia on each molded product formed in the mold, comprising
- a. a plug body, said plug body having a face shaped to form a working part of a mold when said insert is installed in a mold,
- b. at least one bore in said plug body through said face,
- c. a plug situated in each said bore, said plug having one end contiguous with said face, said one end substantially filling said bore and having a mold engaging surface contoured to conform to the adjacent contours of said face,
- d. means mounting said plug in said bore with said surface contiguous with said face,
- e. a series of indicia in said face about said bore,
- f. an indicia selection indicator on said surface, and
- g. means for rotating said plug about its axis to direct said indicator toward one of said indicia.
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