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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 02, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 04, 2013
Applicant:
Amcor Limited, Hawthorn, Victoria, AU;
Inventors:
Luke A. Mast, Brooklyn, MI (US);
Peter Bates, Chelsea, MI (US);
Bradley Wilson, Manchester, MI (US);
Assignee:
Amcor Limited, Hawthorn, AU;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29D 22/00 (2006.01); B29C 49/00 (2006.01); B29C 49/42 (2006.01); B29C 49/44 (2006.01); B29C 49/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29D 22/003 (2013.01); B29C 49/00 (2013.01); B29C 49/185 (2013.01); B29C 49/42 (2013.01); B29C 49/44 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of forming a container includes blow molding a primary form of the container inside a primary mold. The primary form has an exterior surface. The method also includes applying a fluid to the exterior surface of the primary form to shrink the primary form and to form a shrunken form of the container. Furthermore, the method includes blow molding a secondary form of the container from the shrunken form inside a secondary mold.