Patent ID: 6311593
Filing Date: 2001-11-06
Classification: B26D,B26F,B29C,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
An apparatus for trimming the neck of a blow molded plastic bottle, said apparatus comprising:a body having portions defining a bore;a shaft positioned in said bore and moveable between an extended position and a retracted position;a reverse punch mounted on an end of said shaft and having a leading side and a trailing side defining a cutting edge circumferentially around said reverse punch, said cutting edge being greater in diameter than said shaft and defining an outer perimeter of said reverse punch, a portion of said outer perimeter being axially recessed relative to a remainder of said outer perimeter;a die mounted to said body, portions of said die defining a die aperture sized for close fit with said cutting edge;a knife mounted adjacent to said reverse punch;a stripper arm having a distal end located adjacent to said recessed portion; andan actuator engageable with said stripper arm to move said distal end to a position located radially outward from the cutting edge.