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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2012
Frederick C. Beuerle, Jackson, MI (US);
G. David Lisch, Jackson, MI (US);
Kirk Edward Maki, Tecumseh, MI (US);
Bradley Wilson, Manchester, MI (US);
Reinhard C. J. Luchies, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Frederick C. Beuerle, Jackson, MI (US);
G. David Lisch, Jackson, MI (US);
Kirk Edward Maki, Tecumseh, MI (US);
Bradley Wilson, Manchester, MI (US);
Reinhard C. J. Luchies, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Amcor Limited, Hawthorn, AU;
Abstract
An apparatus and method for forming a plastic container is provided. The method includes disposing a preform into a primary mold cavity and applying pressurized air to urge the preform to conform to the shape of the primary mold cavity to form a primary article. The primary article is then permitted to shrink to a predetermined volume. The method can further include exposing the primary article to an internal vacuum to facilitate shrinking to a predetermined volume. The method further includes disposing the primary article into a second mold cavity and applying pressurized air to urge the primary article to conform to the second mold cavity to form an intermediate article. Finally, at least a portion of the intermediate article is trimmed off to form a final container.