Apparatus and method for vacuum blow molding
OwnerMichael E. Jimmersoninventor
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for vacuum blow molding that utilizes vacuum force to hold, and thus, preclude movement of the parison within the mold cavity, whereupon highly-pressurized or compressed air is utilized to forcefully pierce the parison for expansion and conformation of the parison to the mold interior, thus affording consistent and uninterrupted production of the desired blow molded product without dependency upon blow pins or hollowed needles as utilized in prior art methods and machinery for blow molding processes.
Claims19
An apparatus for vacuum blow molding, comprising:
- at least one mold for forming a parison;
- at least one vacuum means;
- and,
- at least one air delivery means.
A method of blow molding, comprising the steps of:
- a. obtaining an apparatus for vacuum blow molding, said apparatus comprising:
- at least one mold for forming parison;
- at least one vacuum means;
- and,
- at least one air delivery means;
- and,
- b. forming a parison within said at least one mold by conformation of said parison to said at least one mold via implementation of said at least one vacuum means and said at least one air delivery means.
A method of blow molding, comprising the steps of:
- a. obtaining an apparatus for vacuum blow molding, said apparatus comprising:
- at least one mold for forming parison;
- at least one vacuum means;
- and,
- at least one air delivery means;
- and,
- b. placing a parison within said at least one mold;
- c. applying a vacuum force to said at least one mold via said at least one vacuum means, wherein applying said vacuum force results in said parison being held in position within said at least one mold;
- d. piercing said parison with compressed air delivered via said at least one air delivery means;
- and,
- e. expanding said parison with said compressed air until said parison conforms to the shape of said at least one mold.
A method of blow molding, comprising the steps of:
- a. obtaining an apparatus for blow molding, said apparatus comprising:
- at least one mold for forming a parison;
- and,
- at least one gas delivery means, wherein said at least one gas delivery means comprises a jet stream of gas;
- and,
- b. expelling gas via said at least one gas delivery means with sufficient force to rapidly penetrate the wall of said parison without deforming said parison, whereby said parison is compressed against the mold cavity of said at least one mold.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.