Apparatus for molding handle-equipped container, and mold and mold unit for use in same

An apparatus for molding a handle-equipped container, comprising:

• a blow molding section for blow molding a preform, with the preform and a container handle being arranged within a mold, to form a handle-equipped container;
• and
• a transport section for transporting the preform and the container handle to the blow molding section,
• wherein the transport section has a gripping mechanism transport section that allows a gripping mechanism section to grasp a neck of the preform and the container handle, and that moves the gripping mechanism section to transport the preform and the container handle, and
• the gripping mechanism section comprises a first gripping member having a pair of first chuck members for grasping the preform, and a second gripping member having a pair of second chuck members for grasping the container handle in association with an action of the first gripping member,
• wherein the first chuck member is supported rectilinearly movably by a support member,
• the second chuck member is supported vertically pivotably by the first chuck member and is coupled to the support member to constitute a link mechanism, and
• the second chuck member is pivoted in association with a rectilinear movement of the first chuck member.