Patent 7674106 was granted and assigned to Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd on March, 2010 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
An exemplary molding apparatus includes a first and a second mold core, a mold core receiving member, at least three positioning members and pushing members. The first and second mold core respectively have a first and a second molding portion, the first and second molding portion are configured for cooperatively defining a mold cavity. The mold core receiving member defines a through hole for receiving the second molding portion, at least three spaced receptacles in an inner wall thereof, and at least three spaced receiving holes in communication with the respective at least three receptacles. The at least three positioning members are received in the at least three receptacles. The at least three pushing members are movably received lengthwise in the at least three receiving holes, and being configured for urging the at least three positioning members to move toward the second molding portion thus hold the second molding portion.