Mold device and method for forming a lock bore

A mold device comprising:

• a base member including a pair of arms extending therefrom, each of the arms having a mold protrusion and a lower cam surface;
• a wedge positioned between the arms and slidably coupled with the base member;
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• a housing coupled with the base member, the housing including an aperture defined therein that allows the arms to be positioned therein, the housing including a pair of mold protrusion openings defined therein, wherein the mold protrusions are configured to extend outwardly through mold protrusion openings when the wedge engages the lower cam surfaces on the arms so that the arms are spread apart from one another, wherein the housing further includes a ledge section, a middle section, and a ridge section, wherein each of the sections are cylindrical and have different diameters relative to one another.

A method of forming a lock bore in a safe, the safe including a base pivotally coupled with a lid, the method comprising:

• providing a base member including a pair of arms extending therefrom, each of the arms having a mold protrusion and a lower cam surface;
• providing a wedge positioned between the arms and slidably coupled with the base member;
• providing a housing coupled with the base member, the housing including an aperture defined therein that allows the arms to be positioned therein, the housing including a pair of mold protrusion openings defined therein;
• providing a pin coupled with and positioned between the arms, wherein the wedge has a slot defined therein, and wherein the pin is slidably coupled in the slot;
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• forming one of the lid or the base, wherein when the lid or base is being formed, the housing is in a position to form the lock bore in the lid or base, wherein when the lock bore is being formed, the wedge is moved so that the wedge engages the lower cam surfaces on the arms so that the arms are spread apart from one another whereby the mold protrusions extend outwardly through mold protrusion openings to form a pair of snap grooves in the lid or the base.

A method of forming a lock bore in a safe, the safe including a base pivotally coupled with a lid, the method comprising:

• providing a base member including a pair of arms extending therefrom, each of the arms having a mold protrusion and a lower cam surface;
• providing a wedge positioned between the arms and slidably coupled with the base member;
• providing a housing coupled with the base member, the housing including an aperture defined therein that allows the arms to be positioned therein, the housing including a pair of mold protrusion openings defined therein, the housing further including a ledge section, a middle section, and a ridge section, wherein each of the sections are cylindrical and have different diameters relative to one another;
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• forming one of the lid or the base, wherein when the lid or base is being formed, the housing is in a position to form the lock bore in the lid or base, wherein when the lock bore is being formed, the wedge is moved so that the wedge engages the lower cam surfaces on the arms so that the arms are spread apart from one another whereby the mold protrusions extend outwardly through mold protrusion openings to form a pair of snap grooves in the lid or the base.