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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 2004
Filed:
Apr. 02, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Erik L. Skov, Akron, OH (US);
Assignee:
Rubbermaid Incorporated, Wooster, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 4/920 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 4/920 ;
Abstract
A blow molded article is disclosed. The blow molded article includes a body defining a cavity, and a wall integrally-formed with the body and defining at least in part, an enclosure. A method of making a blow molded article is also disclosed. The method comprises supplying a preform to a mold having a first cavity and a second cavity, the first cavity having a pin, closing the mold, supplying a fluid to the closed mold, expanding a first portion and a second portion of the preform around the pin, and contacting the first portion and the second portion to provide the enclosure.