Molded inseparable assembly
AssigneeXerox Corporation
InventorsEke J. Okeke, Robert D. Russell
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Abstract
A method for movably connecting two members. The method comprises the steps of molding a first member in a first mold portion and placing the first member within a second mold portion. The method also includes inserting molten material into the second mold portion to form a second member. The method further includes limiting contact between the first member and the material to prevent bonding between the first member and to permit relative motion between the members. The method also includes cooling the molten material into a solid form, whereby an assembly is formed from the first and the second member. The method further includes removing the members from the second mold assembly.
Claims4
A hinge assembly, comprising:
- a first member having a generally planar first portion and a first mass extending from an edge of the first portion, said first mass having at least one pintle thereof, the pintle extending from and generally parallel to an edge of the first portion;
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- a second member integrally molded with said first member, said second member having a generally planar second portion and a second mass extending from an edge of the second portion, the second mass defining an aperture extending generally parallel to the edge of the second portion for matingly fitting with the pintle;
- a plurality of teeth located on a face of one of said first mass and said second mass;
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- a tooth located on a face of the other of said first mass and said second mass,
- wherein the tooth matingly engages the plurality of teeth, whereby said first and second members of said hinge are biased into various angularly relative positions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.