Patent ID: 8714958

Claim:
A blow mould assembly for moulding plastic preforms into plastic containers, comprising: a blow mould unit forming a cavity, within which the plastic preforms can be expanded into plastic containers, said blow mould unit being of a design that comprises at least two parts; a blow mould holder for receiving the blow mould unit, said blow mould holder including at least two mould holder elements for receiving said at least two parts of the blow mould unit; and a locking mechanism configured to arrest at least one of said parts of the blow mould unit with respect to at least one of said mould holder elements, the locking mechanism including an engagement member that exerts a force, in a latched condition of said arrested part of the blow mould unit with respect to said mould holder element, onto a section of said arrested part of the blow mould unit, said force being for holding the arrested part of the blow mould unit relative to the mould holder element, said locking mechanism having an actuating member configured to release a latching engagement between the mould holder element and the part of the blow mould unit, wherein an orientation of the engagement member is latched in a first position of the actuating member, and wherein the orientation of the engagement member can be changed in a second position of the actuating member, and wherein the engagement member is rotatable with respect to a predetermined pivot axis.