Guide track for caps

US8935902B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8935902-B2
Application numberUS-201013382864-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJul 2, 2010
Priority dateJul 7, 2009
Publication dateJan 20, 2015
Grant dateJan 20, 2015

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A guide track associated with a capping machine, including a capping head that is adjustable to fit the different formats of bottles. The track has, upstream from and adjacent to the capping head, a telescopic portion having a section rigidly connected to the capping head and movable with the latter, and a stationary section rigidly connected to a general frame. The telescopic portion of the guide track for caps includes side walls, the surface of which is smooth, regardless of the position of the stationary section and the movable section in relation to one another. The stationary section and the movable section are transversely shifted, and guided with regard to one another, by a runner system.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A guide track for a capping machine comprising a capping head for which the position is vertically adjustable to adapt to different formats of bottles, said track comprising a floor and front guides as well as side walls or edges which are at a distance from each other that is substantially greater than the diameter of said caps, said track comprising, upstream and adjacent to said capping head, a telescopic portion comprising a movable section rigidly…

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  • B67B3/06Primary

    Operations & Transport · mapped topic

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What does patent US8935902B2 cover?
A guide track associated with a capping machine, including a capping head that is adjustable to fit the different formats of bottles. The track has, upstream from and adjacent to the capping head, a telescopic portion having a section rigidly connected to the capping head and movable with the latter, and a stationary section rigidly connected to a general frame. The telescopic portion of the gu…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Roth Emmanuel, Sidel Participations
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B67B3/06. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jan 20 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).