Patent ID: 9545151
Date: 2017-01-17
CPC Classifications: A47B,A47F,B08B,B65D,C03C

Claim:
1. A magazine apparatus for holding and retaining glass articles having neck and collar portions, the magazine apparatus comprising: a base frame defining a front plane and a back plane, the base frame comprising at least one pair of opposed lateral side support walls that extend between and are perpendicular to the front plane and the back plane, each side support wall comprising a stop guide in the form of a slot extending through the thickness of the corresponding side support wall; a back plate connected to the side support walls of the base frame and positioned in the back plane defined by the base frame; a plurality of receiving racks mounted in the base frame between the front plane and the back plane, each receiving rack being parallel to and spaced apart from adjacent receiving racks in a vertical direction, each receiving rack comprising a plurality of receiving slots for receiving at least a neck portion of a glass article, the receiving slots arrayed in a linear array over a length of each receiving rack and opening towards the front plane of the base frame, wherein protruding arms are defined by each side of a corresponding receiving slot and separate the respective receiving slots, wherein distal ends of the protruding arms are positioned proximate to the front plane; wherein the protruding arms are configured to receive collar portions of the corresponding glass articles extending beyond the neck portions to suspend the glass articles from the corresponding racks; at least one loading stop removably coupled to the base frame inserted within the at least one stop guide proximate the back plane, wherein the loading stop extends substantially across a width of the base frame; and the loading stop preventing glass articles suspended from the receiving racks from contacting the back plate as the magazine apparatus is manipulated thereby mitigating damage to the glass articles.