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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2001
Filed:
May. 18, 1999
Jacek Kalemba, Mississauga, CA;
Abstract
The present invention relates to an apparatus for manufacturing a substantially flat article, such as a smart card, having at least one substantially flat edge. The apparatus includes a mold for forming the substantially flat article, which mold includes an inlet gate for allowing molten plastic material to flow into a cavity space defined by the mold. The apparatus further includes a source of molten plastic material, a passageway communicating with the inlet gate and the source of molten plastic material, and a blade or pin for pushing residual plastic material in the passageway into the cavity space formed so as to form a side edge for the substantially flat article having substantially no gate vestige. A method for manufacturing the substantially flat article is also described.