Patent ID: 9555911
Date: 2017-01-31
CPC Classifications: A61J,A61M,B01L,B65B,B65D

Claim:
1. A process for treatment or processing of a plurality of containers used for cosmetic, medical, or pharmaceutical applications, each container of the plurality of containers having an open upper end and a closed bottom end at an opposite end thereof, the plurality of containers being accommodated in a sealed transport or packaging container, the sealed transport or packaging container comprising: a flat supporting base, and a box-shaped transport or packaging container having a bottom, a circumferential side wall, and an insertion opening opposite to the closed bottom, wherein the plurality of containers are disposed in a predetermined arrangement on the flat supporting base so that the closed bottom ends of the plurality of containers rest directly on the flat supporting base, and the box-shaped transport or packaging container is positioned upside down with the inserting opening on the flat supporting base to provide the sealed transport or packaging container accommodating the plurality of containers, the process comprising: opening the sealed transport or packaging container accommodating the plurality of containers by removing the box-shaped transport or packaging container so that the open upper ends of the plurality of containers supported on the flat supporting base are exposed; conveying the plurality of containers, while resting with the closed bottom ends directly on the flat supporting base, past a processing station or through the processing station by a conveying device for treatment or processing of the plurality of containers at the processing station or in the processing station without requiring the plurality of containers to be turned over; and putting the box-shaped transport or packaging container upside down with the inserting opening on the flat supporting base after the treatment or processing of the plurality of containers to provide the sealed transport or packaging container in which the plurality of processed or treated containers supported on the flat supporting base are accommodated.