Patent ID: 9481524
Filing Date: 2016-11-01
CPC Classification: B65G

Claim Text:
1. A guide rail system for guiding containers, each said container comprising an interior portion defined therein for receiving a product and an opening in fluid communication with the interior portion, the guide rail system comprising: at least one movable conveyor for moving the containers positioned thereon; a cover assembly comprising at least one cover element; at least one structural element to which said at least one cover element is secured, for locating said at least one cover element in a preselected location relative to the openings of the containers positioned on and moved by said at least one moving conveyor, for at least partially impeding ingress of foreign matter to the interior portions of the containers; said at least one cover element at least partially defining a covered region in which a predetermined portion of each said container positioned on said at least one conveyor is receivable to locate the predetermined portion of each said container at least partially inside said at least one cover element, the predetermined portion of each said container comprising the opening thereof; and said at least one cover element comprising a central contact portion for slidable engagement with at least one preselected part of the predetermined portion of the containers when tipped, the predetermined portion comprising said at least one preselected part, to at least partially locate the containers in predetermined locations respectively on said at least one conveyor.