Patent ID: 7798804

Claim:
A first split mold insert complementary to a second split mold insert, the first and second split mold inserts configured, in use, to form a neck region of a preform capable of being blow-molded, the first split mold insert comprising: a top portion and a bottom portion; said top portion for abutting, in use, a cavity plate assembly and said bottom portion being at an opposite extreme relative to said top portion; a back portion and a face portion opposite each other, extending between said top and bottom portions, said face portion defining a molding surface defining portion for forming, in use, at least a portion of the neck region of the preform, the back portion including a back wall located on an opposite extreme of the first split mold insert relative to the face portion; the back portion comprising a connecting interface for connecting, in use, to a slide bar, wherein said connecting interface comprises an alignment interface for positioning the first split mold insert, in use, relative to the slide bar and a coupling interface defined at least partially through the back wall for securing the first split mold insert, in use, to the slide bar.