METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FORMING GLASS CONTAINERS

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FORMING GLASS CONTAINERS Method and apparatus for forming glass containers by the blow and blow process in which a parison mold and blow mold are positioned relative to each other, such that parisons can be transferred by an invert arm. The parisons are formed with their necks down in the parison mold from a charge of glass delivered thereto. Vacuum is applied to the neck mold to settle the molten glass in the neck mold about a special neck pin to thereby form the finish portion of the container. The neck pin is pulled and air under pressure is fed to the interior of the area from which the neck pin is drawn to expand the glass within the parison mold at a continuous rate until the glass comes in contact with the mold walls and a baffle which closes the upper end of the parison mold. The parison mold is then opened and the parison is transferred from the parison mold to the blow mold where it is expanded into final shape. The parison mold advantageously is coated ...