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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 1998
Filed:
Apr. 04, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Peter Kraft, Weilheim, DE;
Horst Menzler, Bernried, DE;
Hans Schels, Munchen, DE;
Peter Wenzig, Munchen, DE;
Assignee:
Boehringer Mannheim GmbH, Mannheim, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B67B / ; B67B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
53492 ; 533814 ;
Abstract
Device for pulling out or twisting off caps from vessels, wherein the vessel is held, and the cap is removed by means of a cap-holding device; the cap-holding device executes both a linear movement in direction of the vessel axis as well as a rotating movement around the vessel axis. The cap-holding device advantageously has several clamping jaws that are pressed against the circumference of the cap.