Blow molded article having an integrally molded living hinge and method of making the same

A method of forming a blow molded article having a coextruded living hinge, the method comprising:

• providing a blow mold;
• coextruding a parison comprising a first material and a second, more flexible, longitudinal strip of material;
• closing the mold about the parison;
• cooling the article in the mold;
• opening the mold;
• and
• removing the article from the mold.

A method of forming a blow molded article having a coextruded living hinge, the method comprising:

• coextruding a parison comprising a first material and a second, more flexible, longitudinal strip of material;
• and
• blow molding the parison into the article;
• wherein the article comprising a body made out of the first material having a first body portion and a second body portion and a living hinge made out of a second material, the hinge being disposed between the body portions, such that the first and second portions are disposed on and contacting laterally spaced sides of the living hinge, wherein the first material is a first polymeric material and the second material is a second polymeric material which is more flexible than the first polymeric material.