| US 7,513,771 B2 | ||
| Injection molding component with low profile terminal connection | ||
| Murray Feick, Kitchener (Canada); Payman Tabassi, Rockwood (Canada); and Glenn Sterritt, Georgetown (Canada) | ||
| Assigned to Mold-Masters (2007) Limited, Georgetown, Ontario (Canada) | ||
| Filed on Nov. 24, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/563,087. | ||
| Application 11/563087 is a continuation in part of application No. 11/286479, filed on Nov. 25, 2005, granted, now 7,462,031. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0149049 A1, Jun. 28, 2007 | ||
| This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer. | ||
| Int. Cl. B29C 45/20 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 425—549 | 41 Claims |
| 1. An injection molding hot-runner component comprising:
a tubular body defining a central passage and having an outer surface;
an electrically insulated heater wire coupled to the tubular body;
an external lead electrically connected to an end of the heater wire to form a connection, the external lead for connecting
to an external power supply; and
a terminal housing mounted to the outer surface of the tubular body, the connection of the external lead and the end of the
heater wire being located within the terminal housing, wherein the connection extends in a plane that is generally parallel
to a tangential plane to the outer surface of the tubular body at the location of the connection.
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