Method for molding on carrier strip material

A method for forming plastic capped shanks from a plurality of shanked members each having a head portion and a leg portion, comprising the steps:

• (a) provide a carrier member;
• (b) deform the carrier member to provide thereon a plurality of raised contour areas;
• (c) removably insert leg portions of a plurality of shanked members into the carrier member one at each raised contour area, such that at least a part of the head portion of each shanked member is elevated above the carrier member and the leg portion of each is sealed to the carrier member;
• (d) cover the elevated head portions with a mold cavity which engages the carrier member such that the carrier member forms a portion of the mold;
• (e) inject a plastic material into the mold cavity to encompass at least said elevated part of each head portion of the shanked members to form capped shanks;
• (f) disengaged the mold cavity from the carrier member to expose the capped shank;
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• (g) remove the capped shank from the carrier member.

A method for forming plastic capped shanks from shanked members each having a head portion and a leg portion, comprising the steps:

• (A) providing an elongate carrier member and removably inserting the leg portion of each member into the carrier member such that at least a part of the head portion of the shanked member is elevated above the carrier member and the leg portion is sealed for molding purposes by the carrier member;
• (B) incrementally drawing in a linear direction the carrier member holding the metallic shanked members beneath a mold cavity;
• (C) covering the elevated head portions of the shanked members with the mold cavity which engages the carrier member such that the carrier member forms a portion of the mold;
• (D) injecting a plastic material into the mold cavity to encompass at least said elevated part of the head portions of the shanked members to form capped shanks;
• (E) disengaging the mold cavity from the carrier member to expose the capped shanks;
• (F) drawing the carrier member out of the disengaged mold cavity along said linear direction;
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• (G) removing the capped shanks from the carrier member.