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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 1979
Filed:
Oct. 20, 1977
Applicant:
Inventor:
Robert X Hafele, Baton Rouge, LA (US);
Assignee:
Ethyl Corporation, Richmond, VA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29F / ; B29C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
264328 ; 264535 ; 264538 ; 425533 ; 425534 ; 425540 ;
Abstract
An injection blow molding machine for the production of thermoplastic containers is disclosed. The apparatus is a multistation apparatus with a preform being injection molded at one station, prior formed preforms being heat treated at optional heat treating stations and the heat treated preforms being blown at a blow mold station. An automatic removal station may be utilized subsequent to the blow mold station for removing the blown article from a carrying apparatus which is utilized to carry the preform from the injection station through the heat treatment stations to the blow mold stations and then to the optional removal stations.