I.S. machine

An I.S. machine comprising a plurality of individual sections arranged in side by side relation, each section comprising

• a section frame having a top wall having a front and a back and opposed sides,
• a blank station adjacent the front of the machine for forming a parison from a gob of molten glass, the blank station including a mold opening and closing mechanism supported on said top wall for supporting an opposed pair of blankmold halves having surfaces adapted to engage in an engagement plane,
• a blow station adjacent the rear of the machine for forming a parison into a bottle, said blow station including a mold opening and closing mechanism supported on said top wall for supporting an opposed pair of blowmold halves having surfaces adapted to engage in an engagement plane,
• an invert and neck ring holder mechanism supported on said top wall and located between said blank station and said blow station for transferring a parison between said stations, and
• a baffle mechanism including
• a baffle carrier,
• a motor having an output, and
• a transmission for translating the output of said motor into the displacement of said baffle carrier from a remote position to an operative position against the molds,
• a housing for housing said baffle member, and
• means for securing said housing on said top wall proximate the front thereof between the front of the wall and said blank station mold opening and closing mechanism.