Two-shot tube retention pocket tube clamp, mold and process
US9541223B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 30, 2014 |
| Grant date | Jan 10, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 30, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH02G3/32
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A first shot body member includes a pair of side walls, a semi-circular sleeve positioned between the pair of side walls to define a portion of a longitudinal pocket, and a pair of deflecting wings. Each deflecting wing is coupled to one of the side walls at a corner. A second shot isolation member of an elastically resilient second material is bonded to portions of an interior surface of the longitudinal pocket defined by each of: the semi-circular sleeve, each of the pair of side walls, each of the pair of corners, and each of the pair of wings. Mold members can include supporting surfaces to support interior and exterior portions of the wing during the second shot molding operation, while leaving an exposed interior bonding surface that defines a portion of the second shot molding cavity. Related methods are further disclosed.
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