An inkjet printhead lid has a light opacity component and a laser light
transparent component molded together in two shots in an injection molding
chamber. The laser light transparency component has a periphery that
extends beyond a periphery of the light opacity component on substantially
all sides thereof. An inkjet printhead body laser welds to the laser light
transparency component in an area between the peripheries of the two lid
components. Inkjet printers for containing the printhead are also
disclosed. In the molding chamber, two sources of injection molding
materials inject a first and then a second mold to mold the two lid
components together. One of the two sources of injection molding materials
has laser light transparency characteristics while the other has light
opacity characteristics. Mechanical interlocking features may also exist
in both of the two lid components.
