Patent ID: 9718232
Date: 2017-08-01
CPC Classifications: B29C,B29L,B65B

Claim:
1. An apparatus for the fabrication of a container, said apparatus comprising: a mold, said mold comprising a plurality of mold segments substantially defining a mold cavity in the form of a container, and being further configured to accommodate a substantially tubular preform having a closed first end and defining a preform cavity communicating with a mouth at an open second end; an injection head, said injection head configured to interface with the mouth of the preform and establish fluid communication between a liquid supply and said mouth; and an injection valve, said injection valve configured to selectively permit fluid communication through said injection head; wherein the apparatus further comprises at least one compression member moveable relative to said mold cavity between a retracted and an extended position such that said at least one compression member defines part of said mold cavity in the retracted position and extends into said mold cavity exteriorly of said container in the extended position, the extended position being configured to expel liquid from the container through the injection head.