Workpiece deflector shield for an injection molding apparatus

A workpiece deflection shield apparatus, comprising,

• an injection mold having a first mold member, and a second mold member, the first mold member and the second mold member arranged for reciprocation relative to one another, and a workpiece receiving area positioned below the first mold member and the second mold member,
• a shield housing, the shield housing having a support bracket mounting the shield housing to said first mold member, and the shield housing including a web support tube rotatably mounted within the shield housing,
• a flexible web shield, with a first end of the flexible web shield mounted to the support tube, and a second end of the web shield mounted to the second mold member,
• the shield housing includes an elongate feed slot receiving the web shield therethrough in guiding the web shield from the shield housing to the second mold member, and
• the web support tube includes a support tube first end and a support tube second end, the support tube first end includes a first axle, and the support bracket includes a first leg spaced from and parallel a second leg, and the first axle is rotatably received through the first leg, the first leg having a first leg recess, and the first axle having a first axle abutment ring, with the first axle abutment ring mounted within the first leg recess, and the first axle fixedly mounted to the support tube, and a second axle rotatably mounted relative to the support tube second end, with the second axle rotatably received through the second leg, and the second leg having a second leg recess, and the second axle having a second axle abutment ring received within the recess to position the second axle within the second leg.