Post mold manufacturing container having an integral collapsible spout
OwnerTodd A. Mayfieldinventor
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Abstract
A method of post mold manufacturing a container having an integral collapsible spout molded in an extended position with flashing surrounding the integral collapsible spout. An outflow transporting means is moving the container from a blow molding machine to a trimming finishing station where flashing is removed and the container trimmed to specifications. The container is then transported to a spout collapsing station with integral collapsible spout in the molded extended position where it is compressed to a fully collapsed position. This process is completed while the material used in molding the integral collapsible spout is thermally pliable, permitting the integral collapsible spout to be transformed from the molded extended position, to the fully collapsed position.
Claims6
A method of post mold manufacturing a container having an integral collapsible spout molded in an extended position with flashing affixed to and surrounding said integral collapsible spout, comprising:
- providing said container to conveyor system utilizing digital programing of logic controllers and synchronization of said conveyor system moving said container from a blow molding machine to a trimming finishing station for removing said flashing and finishing said integral collapsible spout;
- further transporting said container with said flashing removed to a spout collapsing station, whereby said integral collapsible spout is compressed from said molded extended position while material of said integral collapsible spout is thermally pliable;
- permitting said integral collapsible spout to be transformed to a predetermined fully collapsed position.
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