Patent ID: 6866499

Claim:
Apparatus for forming a blow molded, plastic container with a mouth and neck portion thereof which is inclined or angled with respect to the body portion of the container, which comprises: a blow mold having the desired container configuration for clamping or holding a straight, cylindrical plastic parison or preform having a closed base, straight body portion extending from the base, straight neck portion extending from the body portion, and open mouth; a stretch rod associated with the blow mold for introduction into the preform operative to extend the preform substantially to the base of the blow mold and provide an extended preform; and a blow nozzle associated with the blow mold having an angled face corresponding to the desired angle of the mouth and neck portion of the container; wherein said angled face of the blow nozzle is operative to engage the open mouth of the preform and bend the open mouth and neck portion of the preform to correspond to the angle of the face of the blow nozzle, and wherein said blow nozzle is operative to introduce high pressure air into the angled mouth and neck of the extended bent neck preform to stretch the extended bent neck preform into conformity with the shape of the blow mold and to provide a biaxially oriented container having an angled mouth and neck portion.