Package making – Closing packages and filled receptacles – Separate closure applying
Patent
1998-09-23
2000-09-12
Sipos, John
Package making
Closing packages and filled receptacles
Separate closure applying
53317, 533315, B65B 728
Patent
active
061159921
ABSTRACT:
An improved pre-capping machine and method for pre-capping containers that are advanced along a predetermined path by standard conveyor systems. The present invention pretightens caps, plugs, overcaps and other fitments to ensure that they are squarely placed on the containers, without damage to the containers, in preparation for their final closure. The apparatus comprises a spindle assembly, having a longitudinal spindle axis, that is connected to a frame for movement of the spindle assembly along the spindle axis. The spindle assembly comprises a cap gripper that is configured to hold a cap centered over the open end of a container so that axes through the cap, the open end of the container and the spindle assembly generally coincide. To place a cap on the container, the spindle is released for free movement along the spindle axis.
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Bankuty Geza E.
Perazzo Nicholas J.
New England Machinery, Inc.
Sipos John
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