Patent ID: 8205743
Filing Date: 2012-06-26
Classification: B65G,B67C

Abstract:
1. A carrier for transporting at least one container along a conveyor path, extending up to through at least one container treatment station located at a side of the conveyor path and communicating with the conveyor path in a communication area and having a conveyor or manipulating system for inserting or removing a container into or from the carrier, the carrier comprising a base for placing the carrier on a conveyor surface of the conveyor path, at least one retaining means which is adapted to be used for engaging at the container and for retaining the container at least during transport with the carrier the container having a lower region and an upper head region during transport, the retaining means being configured for engaging at the head region of the container and arranged such that the container, when transported, is supported in the retaining means at the head region and suspended downwards from the retaining means, the base being provided with a base plate, wherein one of the base, the retaining means, or a combination thereof has arranged thereon at least one carrier positioning element having a first attachment end attached to and projecting from the one of the base, the retaining means, or combination thereof, and a second free end not attached to the base or the retaining means, the carrier positioning element for aligning the carrier on the conveyor path and/or for supporting the carrier on the conveyor path for co-operation with the container conveying or manipulating system of the container treatment station such that the carrier will not tilt while a container is inserted into or removed from the carrier.