Patent ID: 8435026

Claim:
A system for simultaneously forming and filling a container comprising: a mold cavity defining an internal surface and adapted to accept a preform; a pressure source having an inlet, a chamber and a mechanically driven piston-like device moveable within the chamber in a first direction wherein liquid is drawn into the chamber through the inlet and in a second direction wherein the liquid is urged toward the preform; a blow nozzle adapted to receive the liquid from the pressure source and transfer the liquid at a pressure into the preform thereby urging the preform to expand toward the internal surface of the mold cavity and create a resultant container, wherein the liquid remains within the container as an end product; and wherein the preform is initially expanded outwardly under a first pressure and subsequently expanded outwardly under a second pressure; and wherein the piston-like device comprises a first piston-like device that generates the first pressure and a second piston-like device that generates the second pressure; and a controller operably coupled to at least one of the mold cavity, the pressure source, and the blow nozzle, the controller communicating a control signal to the at least one of the mold cavity, the pressure source, and the blow nozzle.