Appeal No. 1996-3828 Page 7
Application No. 08/304,465
through a central opening formed in the baffle support arm 17.
The lower end of the bolt 27 is provided with a lock nut 28.
A pair of clamp bolts 8 serve to clamp the arm 17 to the bolt
27. As can best be seen in Figure 4, the shoulder bolt 27
extends through bushings in upper and lower portions 29 and
30, respectively, of the forward end of the arm 11 and is
rotatable relative thereto.
As shown in Figures 2 and 3 of Irwin, the baffles 36 are
in position closing the upper end of the mold and will serve
to form the extreme upper end of the inverted parisons in the
parison molds. The baffles 36 are mounted within lower,
baffle lock rings 37 with a bayonet type configuration wherein
the baffle 36 is turned 90° with respect to the position shown
in Figure 2 when being inserted or removed from the lock ring
37. Each baffle 36 is provided along one edge thereof with a
keyway 38 which is in vertical alignment with a keyway
provided in each of the lock rings 37 and in a pressure plate
39 that is positioned between the upper end of the baffle and
the lower inner lock ring 37 of the baffle holder 18. This
pressure plate 39 is spring biased downwardly, as best
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