Patent ID: 11866215
Assignee: I.M.A. INDUSTRIA MACCHINE AUTOMATICHE S.P.A.
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 11:
12. An opening assembly for a package holding containers and for use with an apparatus for the handling and filling of said containers, said package comprising a tub provided with a covering film, the tub containing an internal nest of the containers, the opening assembly comprising: at least one clamp arranged upstream of an opening that is formed on a separation wall separating a first sterile environment from a second sterile environment, the first and second sterile environments being disposed upstream and downstream, respectively, relative to said opening, said clamp being adjacent the opening and positioned to clamp a portion of an edge of the covering film when the package passes through said opening, thereby removing the covering film from the tub as the package proceed through the opening; and
further comprising an abutment bar for said covering film, which is arranged so as to face and be close to said separation wall, in the vicinity of a top portion of the package, said abutment bar blocking lifting of the package during the removal of the covering film from the tub.