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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2000
Leslie E. Clark, Cambridge, CA;
Craig A Hunter, Milton, CA;
Donald J. McFarland, O'Fallon, MO (US);
Harold W Freitag, Jr., Novi, MI (US);
Christopher A. Leite, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Woodbridge Foam Corporation, Mississauga, CA;
Abstract
A mold ( ) for producing foamed articles is described. The mold comprises an upper mold and a lower mold ( ) releasingly engageable in a closed position to define a mold cavity ( ) having a parting line about a periphery of the mold cavity. The parting line of the mold defines: (i) a first channel ( ) along a first length of a periphery of the mold cavity, and (ii) a second channel ( ) in communication with first channel, the second channel having a second length which is less than the first length. A method for producing a molded article use is also described. The subject mold and method are particularly well suited for the production of molded foam (e.g, polyurethane) articles.