Patent ID: 8231379

Claim:
An apparatus for moulding plastic preforms into plastic containers, comprising: at least one blow mould having a closed condition forming a cavity within which plastic preforms may be expanded into plastic containers; and a plurality of closure elements cooperating with each other in order to transfer the blow mould between an open condition and said closed condition, the closure elements comprise at least one first mould section and one second mould section, wherein the first mould section and the second mould section are moveable relative to one another between the closed position and an open position, the first and second mould sections being locked together in the closed condition of the mould sections, and a bottom section which is moveable relative to the first and second mould sections in order to close the cavity in one direction, wherein the bottom section initiates at least the closing of the mould sections or the locking of the mould sections in the closed condition of the blow mould, wherein the first and second mould sections are pivotable relative to each other about an axis extending parallel to a longitudinal direction of the blow mould.