Patent ID: 8151544
Filing Date: 2012-04-10
Classification: B29C,B65G,B67C

Abstract:
1. A container treatment machine configured to treat bottles or similar containers, such as blow-molded containers, said treatment machine comprising: a holding and guiding arrangement being configured to hold and guide containers through said treatment machine; said holding and guiding arrangement comprising at least one detachable portion being configured to break away and at least partially detach from said holding and guiding arrangement upon a force sufficient to break away and at least partially detach said at least one detachable portion from said holding and guiding arrangement being exerted on said at least one detachable portion upon a container becoming substantially inhibited in its movement through said treatment machine; said holding and guiding arrangement comprises a plurality of container holders configured to hold a container; each of said container holders comprises said detachable portion; each of said container holders further comprises a base portion and a breakable portion disposed to connect said base portion and said detachable portion; said detachable portion is configured to receive and hold a container in a suspended position by a container flange; each of said detachable portions comprises a fork-shaped portion; said fork-shaped portion comprises a first arm and a second arm configured to hold containers there between; said breakable portion comprises a material web of a minimized thickness sufficient to permit breaking thereof upon a predetermined force being exerted on said fork-shaped portion, and sufficient to maintain said fork-shaped portion in an operating position upon a predetermined force not being exerted on said fork-shaped portion; said material web comprises a center portion and two narrowed portions extending therefrom; said two narrowed portions comprise: each of said container holders has wedge-shaped recesses between said base portion and said fork-shaped portion to minimize the thickness of said breakable portion and to permit sufficient movement of said fork-shaped portion to permit breaking off of said fork-shaped portion from said base portion; and each of said container holders has a wedge-shaped recess between said first and second arms of said fork-shaped portion to minimize the thickness of said first and second narrowed portions and to permit sufficient movement of said first and second arms to permit breaking off of said first and second arms.