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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 1978
Filed:
Mar. 24, 1977
Roblee L Talbott, Golden, CO (US);
Coors Container Company, Golden, CO (US);
Abstract
A conveyor carries a plurality of pegs for supporting and rotating cylindrical containers having one open end and one closed end, each peg having a central pin mounted in the conveyor and a steel sleeve rotatably carried on the pin, the steel sleeve extending for a maximum distance within the carried container for uniform support and stability of the container on the peg, and the steel material acting against the wall of the container to provide proper friction for container rotation with stability. The inner end of the sleeve has an enlarged hub for rolling on an associated bar for rotating the sleeve on the pin, and a spacer tube holds the open end of the carried container at a distance from the hub. In a modified form, the pin extends only a small fraction of the length of the sleeve and the sleeve is held on the outer end portion of the pin by friction, the sleeve being scored outwardly from the end of the pin to bend or break under stress without damaging the pin.