Patent ID: 9254967
Filing Date: 2016-02-09
CPC Classification: B65G,B67C

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus for treating containers, comprising: a first movable conveying device for conveying the containers along a pre-set conveying path; a plurality of clamp-like gripping elements arranged on the first movable conveying device, wherein the gripping elements transition between a closed state, in which a container of the containers is gripped by a gripping element of the plurality of clamp-like gripping elements, and an opened state, in which a grip of the container is at least loosened by the gripping element, wherein the conveying device further includes a plurality of holding devices which are brought into engagement with a mouth region of the container or which support the container on a base region thereof, wherein both one gripping element of the gripping elements and one holding device of the holding devices are associated with at least one container during the conveying thereof by the apparatus at least for a time for the conveying thereof, and wherein the holding devices are movable with respect to the containers in a longitudinal direction of the containers, and wherein the gripping element grips the container in the mouth region of the container only from one side relative to the container.