Patent ID: 9289940
Filing Date: 2016-03-22
CPC Classification: B29C,B29L

Claim Text:
1. A method for creating a blow molded article, comprising the steps of providing a first mold portion and a second mold portion, each having an inner molding surface against which a wall of the blow molded article is blown; positioning a first cutting device moveably disposed in said first mold portion and a second cutting device moveably disposed in said second mold portion into an activated position whereby said first and second cutting devices extend beyond said molding surface by a predetermined amount; disposing a parison of molten material between said first and second mold portions; positioning said first and second mold portions adjacent each other along a seam to at least partially enclose a mold cavity; introducing pressurized fluid into the parison to expand it against the molding surface to create an interior cavity of the blow molded article; and displacing said first cutting device and said second cutting device across the seam to create a cut in the blow molded article, the cut defining an opening of the interior cavity.