Abstract: An apparatus for producing a bottle-shaped container, filled, sealed and dy for shipment, which comprises the steps of inserting a section of a thermoplastic synthetic tube into a divided blow mold with individually adjustable crown mold halves. The bottom part of the tube is then closed. Blow-molding, filling and sealing steps of the tube are performed in the mold in its still locked state to form the container. The crown mold halves are thereafter closed airtight at the head end by joining together after insertion of a tube section to be widened into the blow mold by applying a pressure medium. At least a section of the wall of the container is subjected by engagement to an outer pressure and pressed in the wall into the inner space of the container. By the excess pressure developed thereby in the inner space of the container, the wall of the head of the container is pressed against the wall of the mold of crown mold halves.This is a division of application Ser. No. 409,714 filed Oct. 25, 1973 , now U.S.

Abstract: A blow mandrel for the production of hollow bodies in a hollow blow mold, particular for the production of filled bottles sealed ready for shipment, from a length of tubing of a thermoplastic resin, having an axially displaceable blow pipe adapted to be surrounded by an edge of the mold opening. The blow mandrel comprises the aforementioned blow pipe and, at its mouth section, a sealing ring protruding outwardly beyond the circumferential surface of the blow pipe and extending in closed form in the circumferential direction of the pipe upon blowing in the region of the edge of the opening of the blow mold. The sealing ring has, on its side turned toward the mold cavity, an annular groove open in the direction of the blow-mold cavity.