Patent ID: 7409809

Claim:
A device for automatically removing caps from a plurality of tubes, comprising: (a) a motor having a shaft and having first, second and third offset cams attached to the shaft; (b) a decapping arm barrel with an outer end having a decapping point, wherein said decapping point is driven over, down, into, up and back from a cap to be removed by the first offset cam; a pivotable bracket pivotably connected to said decapping arm barrel for enabling said over, down, into up and back motions of said decapping point; (c) a support arm that moves forward to support the lower part of a tube when the decapping point is removing said cap, wherein said support arm is driven by the movement of the second offset cam; (d) a feeder arm that moves a plurality of tubes in front of said decapping arm barrel and support arm wherein said feeder arm is driven by the third offset cam; wherein, said first, second and third cams operate together in a fixed relationship to synchronize the timing and positioning of each of said tubes.