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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2009
Filed:
May. 10, 2007
Matthew A. Thompson, New Milford, CT (US);
Timothy T. Oberle, Greenville, SC (US);
John J. Corrigan, Iii, Washington, CT (US);
Robert D. Wheeler, Fairfield, CT (US);
Matthew A. Thompson, New Milford, CT (US);
Timothy T. Oberle, Greenville, SC (US);
John J. Corrigan, III, Washington, CT (US);
Robert D. Wheeler, Fairfield, CT (US);
Sealed Air Corporation (US), Duncan, SC (US);
Abstract
A mold assembly for making a molded foam article generally includes a housing having an internal cavity and an opening into the cavity, a movable support member movable between an inner position and an outer position, an object supported by the support member and having a three-dimensional shape, and a closure. A method for making a molded foam article generally includes moving the support member to the outer position, positioning a film web over the object to form a substantially convex envelopment, moving the support member to the inner position while maintaining the film web in contact with the object to reconfigure the substantially convex film envelopment into a partially concave film envelopment, and dispensing a predetermined amount of a foamable composition into the hollow space provided by the concave envelopment.