Abstract: Takeout apparatus for a blow molding machine which includes a turret assembly having a plurality of article pickup heads which may be suction operable and telescopically mounted to facilitate clearing closely adjacent components during removal of the articles from the molds, turret assembly positioning means for swingably moving the assembly into and out of operative position adjacent the periphery of the path of movement of the molds and drive means for turning the assembly in synchronism with the blow molding machine which may include a clutch operative to cut off power to the turret shaft when the turret assembly is in inoperative position yet while the blow molding machine is operating. The pickup heads may be selectively associated with a positive pressure source to facilitate urging the removed articles onto a downstream conveyor.

Abstract: In apparatus for removing articles from a vertical, wheel-type blow molding machine where the mold sections move parallel to the wheel axis, the improvements which include a vertically oriented, rotatable turret adjacent the periphery of the wheel machine carrying a number of circumferentially spaced, pivotally mounted article pickup assemblies, cam-acutated means for orienting each pickup assembly with respect to the article being removed and an adjacent conveyor surface and means, preferably employing cam-actuated air flow valves, for cyclically operating article engaging jaws of the pickup assemblies.