Patent ID: 7481644

Claim:
Tooling for use at the injection station of an injection blow molding machine, said tooling comprising: an elongated manifold block having an inlet for receiving hot molten plastic material from a source thereof and a plurality of outlets for distributing the material to a plurality of mold cavities at the injection station; and a plurality of transversely extending brackets spaced along the length of the manifold block and attached thereto, at least certain of the brackets being adapted to be detachably secured to a lower die set at the injection station for removably attaching the manifold block to the lower die set, each of said brackets having a top side provided with a pair of load-supporting surfaces engaging the bottom of the manifold block at a pair of transversely spaced locations across the width of the manifold block, said top side further being provided with recessed top surfaces adjacent said load-supporting surfaces, said recessed top surfaces being out of thermal contact with the bottom of the manifold block.