Patent ID: 6755012
Filing Date: 2004-06-29
Classification: B29C,B65C

Abstract:
A device for fitting a sleeve on a container, said device comprising:a plurality of double-walled bushes having axes directed in a substantially vertical direction, each double-walled bush being comprised of: a perforated inner wall; and an outer wall, wherein the inner wall and the outer wall form an interior annular space therebetween, and wherein the interior annular space is connectable to a vacuum line for generating a pressure within the interior annular space to suck a sleeve inserted in a bush against the inner wall thereof, and to release the pressure when a container is brought into the sleeve; a positioning device for positioning the sleeve relative to the bush such that the sleeve can be slid into the bush in the substantially vertical direction and can be sucked against the inner wall thereof; and a hot air supply for blowing hot air onto a lower edge of the sleeve when the bush is in a lowermost position on the container, wherein the positioning device is configured to slide the bush and the sleeve across the container, and wherein the outer wall of the bush includes a downward extending portion defining a chamber configured to connect with a line for hot air.