Patent ID: 9688483
Date: 2017-06-27
CPC Classifications: B65G,B67C

Claim:
1. An installation for transporting containers having necks, the installation comprising an intermediate rotary platform provided in its periphery with slots and bordered by a feed unit for bringing containers into the slots and a unit for discharging containers from the slots, a jaw being mounted on the platform in the vicinity of each slot in order to pivot between a closed position for holding the container in the slot and an open position, each jaw being provided with blocking means for blocking it in each of its positions, and including a first contact surface projecting into the slot when the jaw is in the open position in such a manner that when the neck is inserted into the slot it pushes against the first contact surface and brings the jaw into the closed position, and a second contact surface facing the slot when the jaw is in the closed position in such a manner that when the neck is discharged from the slot it pushes against the second contact surface and brings the jaw into the open position.