Patent ID: 7323059

Claim:
A system for treating articles, comprising: a plurality of treatment stations, of which at least one station comprises a treatment container and at which the article undergoes a treatment; a feed device, by means of which the articles are conveyed through the various treatment stations and are in the process introduced into and removed from the at least one treatment container, the feed device comprising at least one feed carriage, which in turn comprising: running gear movable along the path of motion of the article; at least one swivel arm coupled to the running gear; a holding device coupled to the swivel arm for the article; and, mutually independently actuable drives for translational movement, swivelling motion of the at least one swivel arm and of the holding device; a service cage for carrying at least one person is fastenable to the holding device; and, a device is provided, by means of which the service cage upon the swivelling motion of the swivel arm is kept in vertical alignment.