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

Claim 14:
15. 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, wherein said clamp is positioned adjacent to the opening, and wherein the package is made to move from the first environment to the second environment while the clamp clamps an edge of the covering film in the first environment to remove the covering film from the tub while the package passes through the opening moving from the first environment to the second environment; and
further comprising an abutment bar arranged so as to face and be adjacent to the separation wall in the vicinity of the opening, the abutment bar being configured to block lifting of the package during removal of the covering film from the tub.