Patent ID: 7713054

Claim:
A split mold insert for defining, at least partially, a neck area of a preform suitable for blow molding into a final-shaped article, the split mold insert comprising: a body having (i) a cavity defining portion for defining, in use, a portion of the neck area and (ii) a top projecting portion and a bottom projecting portion located at opposite sides of the body; a first female taper portion associated with the top projecting portion defined on the cavity defining portion face thereof; a second female taper portion associated with the bottom projecting portion defined on the cavity defining portion face thereof; the first female taper portion and the second female taper portion for cooperating, in use, with a first male taper of a first mold component and a second male taper of a second mold component, respectively, for performing exclusively aligning function thereby aligning the body into an operational configuration.