Patent ID: 6841118

Claim:
A method for blow molding a plastic article comprising: (a) providing a mold assembly having: (i) an upper mold member having an upper molding cavity; (ii) a lower support member; and (iii) a lower mold member having a lower molding cavity, said lower molding cavity being shaped to co-operate with said upper molding cavity, said lower mold member being matingly receivable in said lower support member; (b) extruding a parison from an extrusion head; (c) moving said lower mold member beneath said extrusion head as said parison is extruded so that said parison is received in said lower molding cavity; (d) translating said lower mold member and said parison to adjacent said lower support member; (e) positioning said lower molding member in said lower support member; (f) closing said mold assembly by moving said upper mold member toward said lower support member with said lower mold member positioned intermediate said upper mold member and said lower support member; (g) expanding said parison.