Method for blow molding a container having an auxiliary component formed as an integral part of it

Claim 1

A METHOD OF AUTOMATICALLY FORMING, FILLING AND SEALING A CONTAINER TO PROVIDE A COMPLETELY STERILE PRODUCT WITHIN THE CONTAINER AN TO SIMULTANEOUSLY MOLD AN AUXILIARY COMPONENT AS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE CONTAINER, ALL IN A CONTINUOUS AUTOMATIC OPERATION COMPRISING THE STEPS OF: A. PROVIDING A SPLIT MOLD HAVING MOLD HALVES HAVING THEREIN A CONTAINER FORMING CAVITY AND A SECOND CAVITY PROPORTIONED TO RECEIVE THEREIN SAID AUXILIARY COMPANENT, B. SUPPORTING SAID AUXILIARY COMPONENT ATOP OF PIN MEANS BY A VACUUM EXTENDED THROUGH A BORE IN SAID PIN MEANS, SAID PIN MEANS BEING EXTENDEDABLE INTO AND OUT OF BETWEEN SAID MOLD HALVES, C. EXTENDING SAID PIN MEANS TO POSITION SAID AUXILIARY COMPONENT BETWEEN SAID MOLD HALVES AND IN ALIGNMENT WITH SAID SECOND CAVITY SO AS TO BE RECEIVED THEREIN WHEN SAID MOLD HALVES ARE CLOSED, D. EXTRUDING A PARISON IN THE FORM OF AN ELONGATED HOLLOW TUBE BETWEEN SAID MOLD HALVES TO EXTEND ABOUT AND BELOW SAID AUXILIARY COMPONENT, E. PROVIDING CUTTING EDGES ON SAID MOLD HALVES WHICH ENGAGE WITH SAID PIN MEANS FOR TRIMMING OFF THE EXCESS PARISON BELOW SAID AUXILIARY COMPONENT WHEN SAID MOLD HALVES ARE CLOSED, F. CLOSING SAID MOLD HALVES ABOUT SAID PARISON TO THEREBY CONFINE A PORTION OF SAID PARISON THEREBETWEEN IN SAID CONTAINER FORMING CAVITY IN SAID SPLIT MOLD AND TO COMPRESS THE LOWER PORTION ABOUT SAID AUXILIARY COMPONENT WITHIN SAID SECOND CAVITY TO MOLD SAID AUXILIARY COMPONENT AS AN INTEGRAL PART OF SAID CONTAINER WHEN THE LATTER IS FORMED AND TO CLOSE THE LOWER END OF SAID PARISON TO PERMIT IT TO BE BLOWN TO FORM SAID CONTAINER, G. SEVERING SAID PARISON TO PROVIDE AN OPENING INTO THE OTHER END THEREOF FOR RECEIVING A COMPOSITE FILLING AND BLOWING TUBE, H. EXTENDING SAID COMPOSITE FILLING AND BLOWING TUBE INTO SAID OPENING INTO SAID PARISON. I. BLOWING SAID PARISON TO FORM SAID CONTAINER AND FILLING SAID BLOWN CONTAINER WITH A PRODUCT, J. RETRACTING SAID COMPOSITE FILLING AND BLOWING TUBE FROM SAID OPENING INTO SAID PARISON, K. PROVIDIN FORMING AND SEALING MEANS FOR CLOSING THE PEN END OF SAID PARISON TO HEMICALLY SEAL THE BLOWN AND FILLED CONTAINER, L. OPEATING SAID FORMING AND SEALING MEANS TO HERMICALLY SEAL THE BLOWN FILLED CONTAINER, AND M. OPENING SAID OLD HALVES SAID FORMED, FILLED AND HEMICALLY SEALED CONTAINER WITH THE AXILIARY,COMPONENT INTEGRALLY MOLDED THEREWITH FROM SAID SPLIT MOLD.

Claim 2

A METHOD OF AUTOMATICALLY FORMING, FILLING AND SEALING A CONTAINER TO PROVIDE A COMPLETELY STERILE PRODUCT WITHIN THE CONTAINER AN TO SIMULTANEOUSLY MOLD AN AUXILIARY COMPONENT AS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE CONTAINER, ALL IN A CONTINUOUS AUTOMATIC OPERATION COMPRISING THE STEPS OF: A. PROVIDING A SPLIT MOLD HAVING MOLD HALVES HAVING THEREIN A CONTAINER FORMING CAVITY AND A SECOND CAVITY PROPORTIONED TO RECEIVE THEREIN SAID AUXILIARY COMPANENT, B. SUPPORTING SAID AUXILIARY COMPONENT ATOP OF PIN MEANS BY A VACUUM EXTENDED THROUGH A BORE IN SAID PIN MEANS, SAID PIN MEANS BEING EXTENDEDABLE INTO AND OUT OF BETWEEN SAID MOLD HALVES, C. EXTENDING SAID PIN MEANS TO POSITION SAID AUXILIARY COMPONENT BETWEEN SAID MOLD HALVES AND IN ALIGNMENT WITH SAID SECOND CAVITY SO AS TO BE RECEIVED THEREIN WHEN SAID MOLD HALVES ARE CLOSED, D. EXTRUDING A PARISON IN THE FORM OF AN ELONGATED HOLLOW TUBE BETWEEN SAID MOLD HALVES TO EXTEND ABOUT AND BELOW SAID AUXILIARY COMPONENT, E. PROVIDING CUTTING EDGES ON SAID MOLD HALVES WHICH ENGAGE WITH SAID PIN MEANS FOR TRIMMING OFF THE EXCESS PARISON BELOW SAID AUXILIARY COMPONENT WHEN SAID MOLD HALVES ARE CLOSED, F. CLOSING SAID MOLD HALVES ABOUT SAID PARISON TO THEREBY CONFINE A PORTION OF SAID PARISON THEREBETWEEN IN SAID CONTAINER FORMING CAVITY IN SAID SPLIT MOLD AND TO COMPRESS THE LOWER PORTION ABOUT SAID AUXILIARY COMPONENT WITHIN SAID SECOND CAVITY TO MOLD SAID AUXILIARY COMPONENT AS AN INTEGRAL PART OF SAID CONTAINER WHEN THE LATTER IS FORMED AND TO CLOSE THE LOWER END OF SAID PARISON TO PERMIT IT TO BE BLOWN TO FORM SAID CONTAINER, G. SEVERING SAID PARISON TO PROVIDE AN OPENING INTO THE OTHER END THEREOF FOR RECEIVING A COMPOSITE FILLING AND BLOWING TUBE, H. EXTENDING SAID COMPOSITE FILLING AND BLOWING TUBE INTO SAID OPENING INTO SAID PARISON. I. BLOWING SAID PARISON TO FORM SAID CONTAINER AND FILLING SAID BLOWN CONTAINER WITH A PRODUCT, J. RETRACTING SAID COMPOSITE FILLING AND BLOWING TUBE FROM SAID OPENING INTO SAID PARISON, K. PROVIDIN FORMING AND SEALING MEANS FOR CLOSING THE PEN END OF SAID PARISON TO HEMICALLY SEAL THE BLOWN AND FILLED CONTAINER, L. OPEATING SAID FORMING AND SEALING MEANS TO HERMICALLY SEAL THE BLOWN FILLED CONTAINER, AND M. OPENING SAID OLD HALVES SAID FORMED, FILLED AND HEMICALLY SEALED CONTAINER WITH THE AXILIARY,COMPONENT INTEGRALLY MOLDED THEREWITH FROM SAID SPLIT MOLD.