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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 1999
Filed:
May. 07, 1997
Richard Schaper, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Michael Peter Tierney, St. Paul, MN (US);
First Team Sports, Inc., Anoka, MN (US);
Abstract
A method of molding different versions of a skate component, the method including providing a single mold, the mold having a mold cavity capable of molding the skate component; attaching a first mold insert within the mold cavity to set a skate feature; injecting molding resin into the mold cavity, the mold cavity including the first mold insert, to form a first version of the skate component; replacing the first mold insert within the mold cavity with a second mold insert to change the skate feature; and injecting molding resin into the mold cavity, the mold cavity including the second mold insert, to form a second version of the skate component.