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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 13, 2012
Filed:
May. 28, 2010
James R. Yurchenco, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Wally Szeremeta, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Michael O. Cronkite, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
James R. Yurchenco, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Wally Szeremeta, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Michael O. Cronkite, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Western Digital Technologies, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
An injection molding process and apparatus are described in which a workpiece is formed using an injection molding tool. The mold composed of a cavity formed by a core and a plurality of cavity sides, wherein the workpiece has a plurality of undercut features formed in notches within the core. The injection molding method includes flexing sections of the workpiece apart from each other to at least partially separate the workpiece from the core.