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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2012
Theodore F. Eberle, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
G. David Lisch, Jackson, MI (US);
Robert A. Cooper, Grass Lake, MI (US);
Kirk Edward Maki, Tecumseh, MI (US);
Michael T. Lane, Brooklyn, MI (US);
Luke A. Mast, Brooklyn, MI (US);
Theodore F. Eberle, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
G. David Lisch, Jackson, MI (US);
Robert A. Cooper, Grass Lake, MI (US);
Kirk Edward Maki, Tecumseh, MI (US);
Michael T. Lane, Brooklyn, MI (US);
Luke A. Mast, Brooklyn, MI (US);
Amcor Limited, Hawthorn, AU;
Abstract
A mold device for forming a plastic container from a preform. The mold device comprises a mold defining a mold cavity and a central exterior rod system moveably disposed within the mold cavity. The central exterior rod system is positionable between an extended position engagable with the preform and a retracted position spaced apart from the preform. The central exterior rod system maintains a central orientation of the preform during formation.