Patent ID: 8091699

Claim:
A device ( 10 ) for loading containers ( 12 ) with a vertical axis comprising an upper neck ( 20 ), and in particular preforms made of thermoplastic material, onto a transporting element ( 14 ) which comprises at least one individual member ( 28 ) for grasping a container ( 12 ) by a neck ( 20 ) of said container and which is configured to transport the preform ( 12 ) along a horizontal transport path, the grasping member ( 28 ) being configured to catch or release the neck ( 20 ) of the preform ( 12 ) by vertically sliding the preform ( 12 ) into a grasping position relative to the grasping member ( 28 ) in an operation for grasping or releasing the preform, the loading device ( 10 ) comprising means ( 42 , 68 ) for selectively ejecting the container ( 12 ) from the transporting element ( 14 ), when the container ( 12 ) is incorrectly held by the individual grasping member ( 28 ) after the grasping operation, in a releasing operation, wherein the means for ejecting the container ( 12 ) comprise reception means ( 42 ) for receiving the container ( 12 ), the reception means configured to catch the container ( 12 ) prior to the releasing operation, and the reception means being mounted to move horizontally so that the path of the reception means ( 42 ) is vertically superimposed and synchronized with the path of the grasping member ( 28 ).