Patent ID: 8413410

Claim:
An apparatus for securing a cap onto a cylindrical container, the cap having a larger diameter than the container, comprising: a main stage; three clamps, each of the clamps pivotally attached to the main stage and rotatable about a respective axis of rotation, wherein the axes of rotation of the clamps define an outer circle having a center, each of the clamps comprising a generally planar body and an arcuate edge, wherein the arcuate edge comprises a toothed section and a contact section; wherein the clamps may take a neutral position, in which a cap may be positioned between the clamps with at least one clamp not contacting the cap, and wherein rotation of each of the clamps from the neutral position in a first rotative direction presents the contact section of each clamp to contact a cap resting on the main stage, and rotation of each of the clamps from the neutral position in a second opposite rotative direction presents the toothed section of each clamp to contact a container resting on the main stage.