Apparatus for forming glass articles

Claim 1

APPARATUS FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY FORMING A PAIR OF NARROW NECK PARISONS IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION, COMPRISING A BASE MEMBER, AMOLD SUPPORTING CAGE FORMED OF TWO COMPLEMENTARY HALVES PARTIBLE ALONG A VERTICAL PARTING PLANE, TWO PARISON MOLD HALVES CARRIED BY EACH MOLD CAGE HALF IN SIDE-BY-SIDE RELATIONSHIP WITH THEIR AXES VERTICAL, SAID MOLD CAGES HALVES BEING MOUNTED ON SAID BASE MEMBER FOR LIMITED STRAIGHT-LINE HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT RELATIVE TO EACH OTHER AND NORMAL TO SAID PARTING PLANE, FLUIDOPERATED MEANS MOUNTED ON ONE MOLD CAGE HALF AND CONNECTED TO SAID OTHER MOLD CAGE HALF FOR EFFECTING SAID RELATIVE MOVEMENT OF SAID TWO MOLD CAGE HALVES, MEANS INTERPOSED BETWEEN AND ENGAGEABLE WITH SAID MOLD CAGE HALVES FOR RECIPROCATING SAID MOLD CAGE HALVES, IN EQUAL AND OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS, AND MEANS FULCRUMED ON THE OTHER MOLD CASE HALF AND ENGAGING THE TWO PARISON MOLD HALVES, CARRIED BY SAID OTHER MOLD CAGE HALF FOR APPLYING EQUAL CLOSING FORCES TO BOTH PARISON MOLDS WHEN SAID MOLD CAGE IS CLOSED.