Method of handling liquid to prevent machine contamination during filling
AssigneeAmcor Limited
InventorsKirk Edward Maki, George David Lisch
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Abstract
A mold device for injecting a fluid into a container where the mold device comprises a first mold portion having a first mating surface and a second mold portion having a second mating surface. The second mating surface is shaped complementary to the first mating surface. A mold cavity is disposed within the first mold portion and the second mold portion. The mold device further comprises an interlocking mating surface system disposed between or made a part of the first mold portion and second mold portion to define a fluid seal therebetween and align the first mold portion to the second mold portion in at least a first direction.
Claims22
A mold device for injecting a fluid into a container, said mold device comprising:
- a first mold portion having a first mating surface;
- a second mold portion being movable relative to said first mold portion and having a second mating surface, said second mating surface being shaped complementary to said first mating surface for engagement therewith;
- a mold cavity disposed within said first mold portion and said second mold portion;
- an interlocking mating surface system disposed between or made a part of said first mold portion and said second mold portion to align said first mold portion with said second mold portion in at least a first direction;
- a first channel extending adjacent said mold cavity;
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- a second channel outboard of said first channel.
A mold device for injecting a fluid into a container, said mold device comprising:
- a first mold portion having a first mating surface;
- a second mold portion being movable relative to said first mold portion and having a second mating surface, said second mating surface being shaped complementary to said first mating surface for engagement therewith;
- a mold cavity disposed within said first mold portion and said second mold portion;
- an interlocking mating surface system disposed between or made a part of said first mold portion and said second mold portion to align said first mold portion with said second mold portion in at least a first direction and a second direction, said interlocking mating system defining a fluid seal between said first mold portion and said second mold portion;
- a first channel extending adjacent said mold cavity;
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- a second channel outboard of said first channel.
A mold device for injecting a liquid commodity into a container, said mold device comprising:
- an interlocking mating surface system disposed between or made a part of a first mold portion having a first mating surface and a second mold portion being movable relative to said first mold portion and having a second mating surface, said interlocking mating surface system having a first feature extending from said first mold portion and a corresponding second feature complementary to said first feature formed in said second mold portion, said first feature being sized to closely conform to said second feature to align said first mold portion and said second mold portion in at least a first direction;
- a blow nozzle mating surface generally surrounding an inlet of said mold cavity, said blow nozzle mating surface having a depression;
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- a drainage line fluidly coupled to said depression, said drainage line operable to collect and transfer the fluid,
- wherein said first feature matinqly engages said second feature to define a mated connection, said mated connection defining a liquid commodity seal engagement, said liquid commodity seal engagement defining a sealed internal volume for collecting said liquid commodity.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.