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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2008
Applicants:
Gerhard Schuster, Pfakofen, DE;
Peter Knapp, Schmatzhausen, DE;
Inventors:
Gerhard Schuster, Pfakofen, DE;
Peter Knapp, Schmatzhausen, DE;
Assignee:
Krones AG, Neutraubling, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 49/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A stretch rod used for forming a preform into a hollow body having in its surface a plurality of raised portions and/or recesses relative to the circular cylinder shape, whereby the stretch rod tip can come into contact with the concave, rotationally symmetric inner surface of the preform at a plurality of locations which are separate from one another. Also, a method and an apparatus for forming a preform into a hollow body, which uses such a stretch rod.