Patent ID: 7607375
Filing Date: 2009-10-27
Classification: B29C,B29L,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for removing a moil from a neck of a container and attaching a spout thereto; said apparatus comprising: a cutting station having a blade engageable with said neck for cutting said moil, one of said blade or said container being movable relatively to the other to effect said cutting; an assembly station having a movable arm engageable with said spout, said arm being movable to insert said spout into said neck; a pick and place device for holding said container, said pick and place device being movable to position said container in sequence at said cutting station and said assembly station; and an oven having an entrance for receiving said spout and an exit positioned to discharge said spout to said assembly station, said oven being positioned above one of said stations, said oven heating said spout before it is attached to said container neck.