Waste container and related method of manufacture
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1. A method of forming a complete container, the method comprising:
- providing a mold having a first mold half and a second mold half movable relative one another along a single direction of travel, the first mold half including a bulbous protrusion generally aligned with the single direction of travel;
closing the mold by moving the first and second mold halves relative one another along the single direction of travel to form a mold cavity corresponding to the shape of the complete container, wherein the bulbous protrusion is in the mold cavity;
injecting a material into the mold cavity to form the complete container, wherein the material envelopes the bulbous protrusion to create a slot having an undercut portion;
opening the mold by moving the first and second mold halves relative one another along the single direction of travel, the material staying on the second mold half, the opening step including withdrawing the bulbous protrusion from the slot along the single direction of travel; and
removing the complete container from the second mold half.
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Abstract
A method of forming a container includes providing a mold including at least one bulbous protrusion. The mold is closed to form a mold cavity corresponding to the shape of the container, with the bulbous protrusion being positioned in the mold cavity. Material is injected into the mold cavity to form the container, and the material envelopes the bulbous protrusion to create an undercut slot. The container is removed from the mold and the bulbous protrusion is withdrawn from the slot.
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1. A method of forming a complete container, the method comprising:
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providing a mold having a first mold half and a second mold half movable relative one another along a single direction of travel, the first mold half including a bulbous protrusion generally aligned with the single direction of travel; closing the mold by moving the first and second mold halves relative one another along the single direction of travel to form a mold cavity corresponding to the shape of the complete container, wherein the bulbous protrusion is in the mold cavity; injecting a material into the mold cavity to form the complete container, wherein the material envelopes the bulbous protrusion to create a slot having an undercut portion; opening the mold by moving the first and second mold halves relative one another along the single direction of travel, the material staying on the second mold half, the opening step including withdrawing the bulbous protrusion from the slot along the single direction of travel; and removing the complete container from the second mold half. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 16)
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10. A method of forming a complete waste container adapted to have an RFID tag attached thereto, the method comprising:
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providing a mold having an upper mold half and a lower mold half, the upper and lower mold halves movable relative one another along a single direction of travel, one of the upper and lower mold halves includes a bulbous protrusion generally aligned with the single direction of travel; closing the upper and lower mold halves along the single direction of travel to form a mold cavity corresponding to the shape of the complete container and with the bulbous protrusion in the mold cavity; injecting material into the mold cavity to form the complete container, wherein the material envelopes the protrusion to create a slot having a relatively narrow neck; opening the upper and lower mold halves along the single direction of travel, the material remaining on the other of the upper and lower mold halves, the opening step including withdrawing the bulbous protrusion from the slot along the single direction of travel; and removing the complete container from the other mold half. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17)
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