Patent ID: 8632722
Filing Date: 2014-01-21
Classification: B29B,B29C,B29D,B29K,B29L,B65D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method for making a container comprising: molding a preform having a closed body and a neck extending from the closed body to an opening in the preform, the neck including a thread formation located adjacent to the opening and a collar located between the thread formation and the closed body, the opening having a diameter and the neck having a length greater than the diameter of the opening; providing a mold having a body receiving portion and a neck receiving portion, the neck receiving portion including a circumferential recess; engaging the preform between the thread formation and the collar with a gripper to move the closed body of the preform into the mold, the closed body being separated from the threaded formation by the gripper and the collar; closing the mold while the preform is supported by the gripper such that the closed body of the preform is received within a closed body receiving portion of the mold, the collar of the preform is seated within the circumferential recess of the neck receiving portion, and the thread formation and gripper are located outside of the closed body receiving portion, whereby more than half of the neck is seated in the neck receiving portion of the closed mold; and inflating the closed body of the preform into conformity with walls of the body receiving portion.