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US 8,427,264 B1Granted
Article made of an injected material with a built-in magnet and the manufacturing method
AssigneeMagic Box Int. Toys, S.L.U.
InventorDavid Bella Martorell
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Abstract
An article for use in various industries including for manufacturing toys, promotional articles, and decorative articles using plastic includes a body (1), a built-in magnet (3) and a receptacle (2) with side arms (21) embedded in the body (1). The receptacle (2) has a base (23), an opening (25) for introducing the magnet (3), and a closure lid (4) for closing the opening (25).
Claims7
An article made of an injected material with a built-in magnet of the type comprising:
- a body (1) made of an injected material having at least one built-in magnet (3) or magnetic element close to an outer face (11) thereof, wherein the body comprises a hollow receptacle (2) having at least one securing side arm (21) embedded in the body (1) of the article, said receptacle (2) having a base (23) intended for being arranged on the outside of the body (21) and in an opening (25) for introducing the magnet (3) into said receptacle;
- said opening (25) being provided with a closure lid (4).
A manufacturing method for manufacturing an article made of an injected material with a built-in magnet comprising the steps of:
- introducing a magnet (3) in a receptacle (2) provided with an opening (25) and with side arms (21),
- placing a closure lid (4) on the opening (25) of the receptacle (2),
- placing the receptacle (2), magnet (3) and lid (4) assembly in an injection mould (M), where the assembly is secured by the side arms (21) of the receptacle (2),
- closing the mould (M) and injecting the material forming a body (1) of the injected article to be manufactured,
- opening the mould (M) and extracting the article formed once the body (1) solidifies and,
- removing the ends of side arms (21) protruding from the body (1) of the injected article.
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