Patent ID: 7470387

Claim:
A closing device for closing a molded closure while said closure is in a mold and wherein said closure has a body hingedly connected to a cap, said cap being swingable about said hinge over said closure body and said cap and said closure body as provided with mutual interlocking means for securing said cap to said closure body in a closed configuration, said closing device comprising: a head movable across said cap and said closure body in a lateral direction while said closure is in said mold; a lifting arm having a base end movably connected to said head and a forward end extending away from said head for contacting said cap; a follower connected to said head adjacent said base end of said lifting arm; a lifting arm actuator acting between said head and said lifting arm for moving at least said forward end of said lifting arm to contact said cap and to move said cap from an open molded configuration toward said closed configuration; and a head actuator for moving said head in conjunction with said arm and said follower across said cap and said closure body for said follower to urge said cap toward said closure body to engage said interlocking means and secure said closure in said closed configuration.