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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2010
Applicants:
Kevin D. Himes, Mount Wolf, PA (US);
Larry M. Taylor, Landisville, PA (US);
Inventors:
Kevin D. Himes, Mount Wolf, PA (US);
Larry M. Taylor, Landisville, PA (US);
Assignee:
Graham Packaging Company, L.P., York, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 49/04 (2006.01); B29C 49/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system for purging molten thermoplastic material from a molding apparatus. The purge system includes a blow mold apparatus, a purge diverter valve operably connected to the blow mold apparatus and including a channel, a closing member, a spacer having a conduit in communication with the channel, and a melt pipe. The system can be used to purge molten thermoplastic materials out from an upward extruding blow mold apparatus.