Patent ID: 7278531

Claim:
A conveyor suitable for conveying containers along a transport direction to and from a filler, the filler having filler heads and cooperating elements including indentations, the conveyor comprising: a track extending along a conveying path, the track being formed in at least two portions, a first portion terminating at an input section of the filler and a second portion beginning at an output section of the filler; a plurality of connected links, each link having a length extending across the direction of transport and a width extending along the direction of transport, each link having a conveying surface for conveying one or more of the containers, and each link defining mating structure for following the track along the conveying path and attaching structure for attaching the links to the filler; connection elements connecting the links so as to form a conveyor; and the mating structure configured for guiding the links along the first track portion and to the filler, the attaching structure configured for attaching the links to the filler for filling the containers, the attaching structure including cooperating elements disposed on each link, each link including a mating portion configured for seating within one of the indentations on the filler, the mating structure configured for guiding the containers off the filler and onto the second track portion after the containers are filled.