Patent ID: 9511533
Filing Date: 2016-12-06
CPC Classification: B29C,B29L

Claim Text:
1. A method of stretch blow molding a plastic container, comprising: (a) enclosing a parison within a mold cavity of a blow mold within a stretch blow molding system, the blow mold comprising a side mold assembly and a separate base plug including a base mold defining a contact surface to form a shape of at least a part of a base portion of a plastic container, the contact surface including a cavity, an outer surface and an end surface of a push rod, the cavity being recessed relative to the end surface of the push rod, wherein the push rod extends through the base plug; (b) inflating the parison within the mold cavity to form a blow molded container having a movable region using the method of stretch blow molding; and (c) moving a portion of the blow mold to reposition the movable region while the blow mold container is in the mold cavity by moving the push rod from a first position to a second position so as to reposition the movable region from an outwardly protruding position toward an inwardly protruding position.