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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 1999
Filed:
Oct. 29, 1997
George A Nickey, Maumee, OH (US);
Robin L Flynn, Waterville, OH (US);
Dudley T Olson, Noblesville, IN (US);
Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc., Toledo, OH (US);
Abstract
An invert arm assembly for a glass container forming machine of the I.S. type, the invert arm assembly having an opposed pair of invert arm segments that are movable toward and away from one another and define one or more neck ring assembly receiving apertures when the invert arm segments are disposed adjacent to one another. A neck ring assembly is placed in each aperture and is locked in place with respect to the invert arm segments. Each neck ring assembly can be removed from the aperture in which it is located by inserting a portion of a hand tool in a portion of the invert arm segments to unlock the neck ring assembly from the aperture without moving the invert arm segments with respect to one another.