Patent ID: 9522748
Filing Date: 2016-12-20
CPC Classification: B29C,B65B

Claim Text:
1. Apparatus for blowing and filling a plastic container from a preform using a liquid as a blowing and filling medium, the preform being a cylindrical tube dosed at one end and open at an opposing end defining a mouth with a dispensing opening, the apparatus comprising: a mold for enclosing the preform so as to leave access to the mouth and a neck of the preform that protrudes from an upper surface of the mold; an injection head configured to inject a liquid into the preform, the injection head being in sealing engagement with the upper surface of the mold around the mouth of the preform and excluding sealing engagement with the dispensing opening of the mouth of the preform; and a liquid collecting member defining a cavity surrounding the neck of the preform and configured to collect residual liquid that is present in the cavity between the injection head and the neck of the blown and liquid filled container, the liquid collecting member being suitable for collecting the residual liquid before opening of the mold and/or moving away the injection head from the mold.