Slide retainer
OwnerBorislav Boskovicinventor
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Abstract
A retainer for the laterally moveable slide of a mold for plastic parts. The retainer is positioned to hold the slide in a laterally offset position when the mold is open so that the mold can easily be reclosed without further adjustment of the mold parts. The retainer has a resilient, metal arm, a retention element at one end and a fastener passing through the other end to attach the retainer to a stationary part of the mold. The retention element engages the slide to hold the slide in place when the mold is opened.
Claims17
In a mold having a normally stationary mold part and a mating mold part which is moved against and apart from the stationary mold part respectively during closing and opening of the mold, and having a slide attached to a core element for moving the core element laterally inwardly and outwardly during closing and opening of the mold, the improvement comprising
- a. retainer means for said slide to position said slide in a laterally offset position when the mold is opened, said retainer means comprising
- i. an elongated, resilient arm,
- ii. a retention element at one end of said arm, and
- iii. means securing said arm to said stationary mold part with said retention element proximate said slide and in the path of said slide as said slide moves outwardly during opening of the mold, and
- b. means in said slide engaging said slide retention element to hold said slide laterally outwardly when the mold is opened.
A retainer for a slide of a mold having two mating mold parts and a slide for moving a core element laterally inwardly and outwardly during closing and opening of the mold, the retainer being positioned to hold the slide in a laterally offset position when the mold is opened and comprising,
- a. an elongated, resilient arm,
- b. a retention element at one end of said arm,
- c. an aperture through the other end of said arm, and
- d. means passing through said aperture securing said arm to one of said mold parts.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.