US 12,172,360 B2
Nozzle for reduced outward force on preform finish
Jay Clarke Hanan, Glendora, CA (US); Ahmed Tasnub Takaddus, Riverside, CA (US); and Naser Imran Hossain, Aliso Viejo, CA (US)
Assigned to Niagara Bottling, LLC, Diamond Bar, CA (US)
Filed by NIAGARA BOTTLING, LLC, Diamond Bar, CA (US)
Filed on Apr. 24, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/306,102.
Application 18/306,102 is a continuation of application No. 16/821,564, filed on Mar. 17, 2020, granted, now 11,633,899.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/820,121, filed on Mar. 18, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/820,110, filed on Mar. 18, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0256662 A1, Aug. 17, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B29C 49/58 (2006.01); B29C 49/42 (2006.01)
CPC B29C 49/58 (2013.01) [B29C 2049/4294 (2013.01); B29C 2791/002 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A nozzle for forming a container preform into a plastic container, the nozzle comprising:
a nozzle body; and
a sealing portion configured to engage with a stepped interior of a finish portion of a preform having a longitudinal axis to seal without the use of an O-ring,
wherein the nozzle body further includes a tip comprising a narrowing portion of the nozzle body forward of the sealing portion so as to provide clearance of the nozzle body from an interior surface of the finish portion.