Patent ID: 7726106
Filing Date: 2010-06-01
Classification: B65B,B65D,B67C

Abstract:
1. A system for processing a pre-formed plastic container filled with a hot product, comprising: hot filling means for filling a rigid container body of the pre-formed plastic container with the hot product in a production line, the rigid container body having a surface surrounding an interior of the rigid container body and having a projection extending from the rigid container body; means for capping a neck of the filled rigid container body with a cap in the next operation of the production line; means for transporting through the production line the pre-formed plastic container having the projection extending from the rigid container body; means for supporting, during the transporting, the rigid container body having the projection extending from the rigid container body; means for cooling the rigid container body of the pre-formed plastic container filled with the hot product; and means for pushing the projection extending from the cooled rigid container body into the interior of the rigid container body so that the resultant, filled and cooled rigid container body is relatively free of structural geometry over a substantial portion of the surface.