Patent ID: 7770358
Filing Date: 2010-08-10
Classification: B65B

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for facilitating the securing of a cap onto a cylindrical container, comprising: a base; and a plurality of blades with blade edges mounted to the base such that each of the blade edges is exposed; wherein the blades are mounted in a generally circular arrangement, with the blades generally radiating from a central portion of the base, such that the blade edges are positioned to engage a circumferential edge of a cap as it is being secured to the cylindrical container; and wherein the blades are mounted such that the blade edges slope slightly downwardly as they radiate from the central portion of the base; wherein the blades define planes that are oriented at an oblique angle to an axis defined by the circular arrangement of the blades; and wherein each of the blade edges includes a leading surface, and wherein the leading surface is substantially normal to a top surface of the cap when the blade edges contact the cap.