Patent ID: 6948924

Claim:
A mold assembly for forming a container from a preform having a neck, the mold assembly comprising: (a) a pair of modular mold half shells each comprising: (i) a pair of upper body mold sections having upper inner walls defining an upper cavity whose shape corresponds to an upper body portion of the container to be formed; (ii) at least one pair of lower body mold sections each releasably secured with a corresponding one of the pair of upper body mold sections, the at least one pair of lower body mold sections having lower body inner walls defining a lower cavity whose shape corresponds to a lower body portion of the container to be formed; and, (iii) first fasteners passing through the upper body mold sections and at least into the main lower body mold sections to releasably secure the upper body mold sections with the lower body mold sections; and, (b) two mold half carriers surrounding the upper and lower body mold sections and being moveable between an open position allowing access to the two modular mold half shells and a closed position for formation of the container, and each of the two mold half carriers releasably securing in vertical registry therewith one of the upper body mold sections.