Patent ID: 8800252
Filing Date: 2014-08-12
Classification: B65B,B67B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method for securely seating a closure with curvilinear top surface onto a container in a manner avoiding damage from excessive force applied to the closure in a capping apparatus, the method comprising: (i) conveying to a cap locking unit a container with separate closure, the container being supported on a moving conveyor and the closure being insecurely seated on the container; (ii) contacting the curvilinear top surface of the closure with a circulating compression belt, the compression belt being a component of the cap locking unit; and (iii) applying pressure to the curvilinear top surface of the closure via a dancer, the dancer communicating with an inner surface of the compression belt and comprising a leading and a trailing leg converging from a common pivot, ends of the leading and trailing legs being distant from one another no longer than a length of the closure.