Patent ID: 9616619
Date: 2017-04-11
CPC Classifications: B29B,B29C,B29L

Claim:
1. A method for producing a bottle in a single cycle, the bottle having a main body portion and a bottom surface having a hook projection integrally molded with and extending from the bottom surface in a deployed position and at least one locking channel molded into the bottom surface in order to receive and releasably secure the hook projection in a non-deployed position, the method comprising: grabbing the bottle with a moveable first jaw and a moveable second jaw to secure the bottle and prevent movement of the bottle; detabbing flash from around an outer periphery of the hook projection with a first striker against a counter-striker; cutting a hole in the hook projection with a second striker against the counter-striker to create a hook; folding the hook flush with the bottom surface of the bottle and into the at least one locking channel in the bottom surface of the bottle with a mandrel having an elongated shaft; and releasing the bottle from the first and second jaws.