Patent ID: 8734709

Claim:
An apparatus for reforming a portion of a plastic container using induction heating, comprising a reform heating assembly comprising a mount adapted to engage a frame; and an insulated body fastened to the mount and having a body, a top, and a centrally disposed buttress extending from the top, and housing a heat dispersion block having a groove into which is disposed an induction heater comprising a thermocouple connector and a power connector, and heated to a temperature above about 500 degrees F. and heating the portion of the plastic container to be reformed without contacting the container; and a reform cooling assembly comprising a forming die maintained at a temperature below the set point of the plastic used to form the container and adapted to contact and reform the portion of the container, a support that houses a Peltier thermoelectric cooler above the forming die and, a heat sink above the support for removing heat from the Peltier thermoelectric cooler.