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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 12, 1991
Filed:
Dec. 18, 1989
Harold W Swenson, Dover, NH (US);
Patricia A Betzig, Gainsville, FL (US);
Davidson Textron Inc., Dover, NH (US);
Abstract
The apparatus includes a first female mold member defining a mold cavity for receiving a plastic skin or layer. A second mold member or slide is positioned with a surface thereon contiguous with the surface of the mold cavity. The surface of the second mold member receives and holds thereon a portion of the plastisol skin extending from the mold cavity. A third mold member, such as a mold core, positions a rigid insert in the mold cavity with an insert surface or edge adjacent the portion of the plastisol skin on the second mold member. The second mold member includes passages for directing fluid pressure against the portion of skin thereon to fold it over the adjacent insert edge. A fourth mold member, such as a mold lid, is movable toward the second and third mold members for pressing the folded-over skin against the insert during foam formation between the skin and insert.