Patent ID: 7284778
Filing Date: 2007-10-23
Classification: B29C,B29K,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A carrying device for carrying a preform in an oven, the preform including a body and a tubular neck, the carrying device comprising: a gripping device having gripping claws which enclose an outer surface of the neck to hold the preform; an inner core which penetrates axially inside the neck of the preform, the inner core having a lower transverse surface; and the inner core comprising at least one fin which extends radially and is operative to dissipate heat that is absorbed by the inner core, the at least one fin not being in contact with the preform, such that an open channel radially extends from an inner portion of the core along the at least one fin to the neck of the preform to provide an open space inside the preform which is bound by an inner periphery of the neck.