Patent ID: 8291948

Claim:
A centering guide for automated bottling machinery, comprising: a saddle having a first end and a second end laterally opposite the first end, each of the ends having a post hole disposed therethrough; a first post and a second post slidably disposed through the post hole of the respective first end and second end of the saddle, each of the posts having an upper end and a lower end opposite the upper end; a bridge disposed across the upper ends of the posts; a cam roller extending from the bridge; a base plate disposed across the lower ends of the posts, the base plate having a centering bell passage disposed therethrough; a centering bell removably disposed within the centering bell passage of the base plate, the centering bell being of unitary construction, the centering bell having a retaining clip groove disposed circumferentially therearound and a seal passage extending therethrough; a centering bell retaining clip removably disposed within the retaining clip groove of the centering bell, the retaining clip securing the centering bell within the centering bell passage of the base plate; and an elastomer seal removably and resiliently disposed within the seal passage of the centering bell.