Mold assembly for producing skin-covered foamed plastic article
First Claim
1. A mold assembly for producing a skin-covered foamed plastic article, comprising:
- a lower mold having a cavity formed therein, said lower mold including a bottom wall, an outer wall which extends around a periphery of said bottom wall, and an inner wall which extends inside of a first portion of said outer wall with a given clearance defined therebetween, said inner wall having two opposed ends integrally connected to said outer wall, said inner wall being adapted to be covered with an outside part of an outer skin member when said outer skin member is properly positioned within said cavity, said cavity being defined by said bottom wall, a portion of said outer wall, and said inner wall;
a retaining member constructed of a resilient material, said retaining member defining a channel which is adapted to resiliently and detachably receive therein said inner wall with said outside part of said outer skin sandwiched therebetween, said retaining member including a top base wall, an inner wall extending downwardly from an inner edge of said top base wall, and an outer wall extending downwardly from an outer edge of said top base wall; and
an upper mold which is adapted to be placed on top of said lower mold to lose said cavity, said upper mold having a depressed portion which contacts said top base wall of said retaining member when said upper mold is properly positioned on said lower mold.
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Abstract
A mold assembly for producing a skin-covered foamed plastic article includes a lower mold having a cavity formed therein, the lower mold including a bottom wall, an outer wall which extends around a periphery of the bottom wall to define the cavity, and an inner wall which extends inside of the outer wall with a given space defined therebetween, the inner wall being covered by an outside part of an outer skin member when the outer skin member is properly put in the cavity. The assembly further includes an upper mold which is to be put on the lower mold to close the cavity, the upper mold having a depressed given portion which is mated with the entire of a top of the inner wall of the lower mold when the upper mold is properly put on the lower mold; and a retaining member constructed of a resilient material. The retaining member has such a channel structure as to resiliently and detachably receive therein the inner wall with the outside part of the outer skin member sandwiched therebetween.
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7 Claims
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1. A mold assembly for producing a skin-covered foamed plastic article, comprising:
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a lower mold having a cavity formed therein, said lower mold including a bottom wall, an outer wall which extends around a periphery of said bottom wall, and an inner wall which extends inside of a first portion of said outer wall with a given clearance defined therebetween, said inner wall having two opposed ends integrally connected to said outer wall, said inner wall being adapted to be covered with an outside part of an outer skin member when said outer skin member is properly positioned within said cavity, said cavity being defined by said bottom wall, a portion of said outer wall, and said inner wall; a retaining member constructed of a resilient material, said retaining member defining a channel which is adapted to resiliently and detachably receive therein said inner wall with said outside part of said outer skin sandwiched therebetween, said retaining member including a top base wall, an inner wall extending downwardly from an inner edge of said top base wall, and an outer wall extending downwardly from an outer edge of said top base wall; and an upper mold which is adapted to be placed on top of said lower mold to lose said cavity, said upper mold having a depressed portion which contacts said top base wall of said retaining member when said upper mold is properly positioned on said lower mold. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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