Patent ID: 6813905
Filing Date: 2004-11-09
Classification: C03B

Abstract:
An I.S. machine comprisinga takeout mechanism including a takeout arm and means for displacing the takeout arm along a predetermined path initially longitudinally in a first direction from a bottle gripping location to a first takeout arm deadplate location and then transversely to a second takeout arm deadplate location, a deadplate mechanism including a deadplate housing supported for transverse displacement from a retracted position to an advanced position following a portion of the transverse takeout arm path, a cullet chute beneath the transverse path of the takeout arm, first displacement means for displacing the deadplate mechanism to a position remote from said cullet chute, and second displacement means for displacing the takeout arm to a release position above the cullet chute so that gripped bottles can be released into the cullet chute.