Heated blow mold thread insert for forming threads of a container
AssigneeAmcor Rigid Packaging USA, LLC
InventorsMichael Wurster, Aaron Teitlebaum, Gregory T. Hall, Steven Charles Dettling
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Abstract
The present disclosure includes a thread insert for a blow mold assembly configured to form a polymeric container. The thread insert includes: an inner mold surface defining threads, the inner mold surface configured to form a finish of the container; a first bore defined by the thread insert; and a first heating element seated within the first bore and configured to heat the inner mold surface.
Claims22
A thread insert for a blow mold assembly configured to form a polymeric container, the thread insert comprising:
- an inner mold surface defining threads, the inner mold surface configured to form a finish of the container;
- a first bore defined by the thread insert;
- at least one inner air gap between the threads and the first bore;
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- a first heating element seated within the first bore and configured to heat the inner mold surface.
A thread insert for a blow mold assembly configured to form a polymeric container, the thread insert comprising:
- an inner mold surface defining threads, the inner mold surface configured to form a finish of the container;
- a first bore defined by the thread insert;
- at least one of a first inner air gap between the threads and the first bore;
- a first heating element seated within the first bore and configured to heat the inner mold surface and the threads;
- a second bore defined by the thread insert, the second bore is non-parallel to the first bore;
- a second heating element seated within the second bore and configured to heat the inner mold surface and the threads;
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- an outer mold surface opposite to the inner mold surface, the outer mold surface defines a notch including a first opening of the first bore and a second opening of the second bore.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.