US 11,806,917 B2
Nozzle for blow-molding stepped finish preform
Jay Clarke Hanan, Gelndora, CA (US); and Abhishek Shukla, Chino Hills, CA (US)
Assigned to Niagara Bottling, LLC, Diamond Bar, CA (US)
Filed by NIAGARA BOTTLING, LLC, Diamond Bar, CA (US)
Filed on Oct. 17, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/047,171.
Application 18/047,171 is a continuation of application No. 17/240,543, filed on Apr. 26, 2021, granted, now 11,472,093.
Application 17/240,543 is a continuation of application No. 16/802,483, filed on Feb. 26, 2020, granted, now 10,987,851, issued on Apr. 27, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/810,852, filed on Feb. 26, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0166442 A1, Jun. 1, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B29C 49/58 (2006.01); B29C 49/12 (2006.01); B29C 49/42 (2006.01); B29C 49/28 (2006.01)
CPC B29C 49/58 (2013.01) [B29C 49/12 (2013.01); B29C 49/28 (2013.01); B29C 2049/4294 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A nozzle for forming a container preform into a plastic container, the nozzle comprising:
a first cylindrical portion including a first seal;
a second cylindrical portion including a second seal;
a tapered portion between the first and second cylindrical portions; and
a tip comprising a narrowing of a diameter of the first cylindrical portion forward of the first seal so as to provide clearance between the nozzle and an interior surface of the container preform.