Patent ID: 7003870

Claim:
An apparatus for inserting a handle part into a mold for blow molding a bottle, comprising: a pick-up unit adapted for picking up the handle part, said pick-up unit including a vertical backing plate, a clamping unit projecting substantially horizontally from said backing plate and adapted to clamp therebetween a portion of the handle part, and an ejector hole formed in said backing plate; and a release unit disposed at one side of said backing plate opposite to said clamping unit, said release unit including a plunger movable through said ejector hole so as to be adapted to push the handle part away from said clamping unit; wherein said clamping unit includes an upper pin and a lower pin, both of which project from said backing plate so as to be adapted to extend into the handle part, and a clamp piece projecting from said backing plate adjacent to said upper pin so as to be adapted to clamp a portion of the handle part against said upper pin, said ejector hole being disposed between said upper and lower pins.