Patent ID: 8858214

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 adapted to urge liquid 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; a stretch rod disposed within an opening in the blow nozzle, the stretch rod defining a passage for venting residual air out of the preform and Providing a desired liquid fill level upon withdrawal into the blow nozzle; and a controller operably coupled to at least one of the mold cavity, the pressure source, the stretch rod, and the blow nozzle, the controller communicating a control signal to the at least one of the mold cavity, the pressure source, the stretch rod, and the blow nozzle.