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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2011
Filed:
May. 16, 2008
Filippo Furlotti, Traversetolo, IT;
Renato Le Brun, Parma, IT;
Filippo Furlotti, Traversetolo, IT;
Renato Le Brun, Parma, IT;
WILD Parma S.r.l., Collecchio (PR), IT;
Abstract
An apparatus for transporting a container between stations, for example, from a rotary machine to a conveyor is provided having a rotary apparatus having a plurality of grippers constructed and arranged to receive and retain containers, a mechanism for rotating the grippers by about 90°. For example, the containers can be in a vertical position when received by the grippers and in a horizontal position when released by the grippers. A method for transporting a container between stations is provided. For example, the method can include receiving and retaining containers proximate a rotary machine and rotating the container to by about 90° proximate a conveyor and releasing the container to fall by gravity onto the conveyor.