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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 02, 1999
Filed:
May. 30, 1996
Frederick G Kudert, Niles, IL (US);
Maurice G Latreille, Batavia, IL (US);
Robert J McHenry, St. Charles, IL (US);
George F Nahill, Crystal Lake, IL (US);
Henry Pfutzenreuter, III, Alta Loma, CA (US);
William A Tennant, Schaumburg, IL (US);
Thomas T Tung, Hoffman Estates, IL (US);
John Vella, Jr, Aurora, IL (US);
American National Can, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for injection molding a plurality of multilayer, multimaterial plastic containers. A plurality of co-injection nozzles are positioned to feed a plurality of cavities defined by a plurality of injection molds and a source of polymer materials is located upstream of the nozzles. The apparatus also includes a flow channel for each of a plurality of polymer streams to define a path between the polymer source and at least one of the co-injection nozzles such that each of the co-injection nozzles is in communication with one of the flow channels for each polymer stream and the polymer streams enter more than one of the co-injection nozzles. The channels are arranged to provide substantially the same flow experience to each polymer stream.