Patent ID: 9561876
Date: 2017-02-07
CPC Classifications: B65B,B65C,Y10T

Claim:
1. An apparatus for handling containers and/or for producing bundles from labeled and/or decorated containers said apparatus comprising a handling apparatus, said handling apparatus comprising a container input, a furnishing carousel, a furnishing module, an application element, and a grouping device, wherein said furnishing carousel rotates about a central axis, wherein said furnishing module is in a region of said furnishing carousel, wherein said application element is in said region of said furnishing carousel, wherein said furnishing module applies a furnishing feature to a surface of a container, wherein said application element applies adhesive to said container on a surface outside that surface of a container that is provided with a furnishing feature by said furnishing module, and wherein said grouping device is selected from the group consisting of a compartmenting unit and a compacting section, wherein said grouping device is provided immediately after said furnishing carousel and/or an outlet apparatus, wherein said grouping device causes grouping, compacting, and temporary pressing together of a predetermined number of containers, and wherein said container input is selected from the group consisting of a single-track container feed, a multi-track container feed, a single-track container stream, and a multi-track container stream, whereby said containers are combined to form a bundle and transported onward.