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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2021
Parata Systems, Llc, Durham, NC (US);
Weldon Curl, Jr., Garner, NC (US);
Joe Cross, Raleigh, NC (US);
PARATA SYSTEMS, LLC, Durham, NC (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for securing a cap on a cylindrical container includes: a stage including a receiving region for separately receiving a cap and a container; and an elevator movable upwardly away from the stage and downwardly toward the stage. The elevator includes: a carrier disposed over the stage; a capturing member on the carrier and configured to capture the cap; and at least one extendable member extending from the carrier, the at least one extendable member movable from a home position with the extendable member above a center of the cap and an engagement position with the extendable member engaging the center of the cap and urging the center of the cap downwardly relative to an outer sidewall of the cap.