Means for producing an illustrated molded product

Claim 1

MEANS FOR PRODUCING AN ILLUSTRATED PLASTIC MOLDED ITEM COMPRISING A SHEET OF MATERIAL HAVING AN ILLUSTRATION THEREON; MOLD MEANS MOVABLE BETWEEN AN OPEN POSITION AND A CLOSED POSITION, SAID MOLD MEANS INCLUDING CAVITY MEANS PROVIDING AT LEAST ONE CAVITY FOR THE RECEPTION OF MOLTEN PLASTIC, SAID CAVITY HAVING A MOUTH, DIE PLATE MEANS PROVIDING A DIE OPENING IN ALIGNMENT WITH SAID CAVITY, SAID SHEET OF MATERIAL BEING DISPOSED ADJACENT SAID DIE MEANS ON THE REMOTE SIDE THEREOF FROM SAID CAVITY, PUNCH MEANS HAVING AN END FOR COOPERATION WITH SAID DIE PLATE MEANS DURING MOVEMENT OF SAID MOLD MEANS FROM SAID OPEN POSITION TO SAID CLOSED POSITION TO CUT AN ILLUSTRATED PIECE FROM SAID SHEET OF MATERIAL AND FOR MOVING SAID PIECE INTO A POSITION ADJACENT THE MOUTH OF SAID CAVITY WHEN SAID MOLD IS MOVED INTO SAID CLOSED POSITION, SAID END OF SAID PUNCH ESTABLISHING A CLOSURE FOR SAID CAVITY WHEN SAID MOLD IS IN SAID POSITION, MEANS FOR INTRODUCING MOLTEN PLATIC INTO SAID CAVITY WHEN SAID MOLD MEANS IS IN SAID CLOSED POSITION FOR FORMING THE BODY OF SAID ITEM OUR OF SAID PLASTIC WITH SAID ILLUSTRATED PIECE BEING EMBEDDED IN SAID BODY.