Patent ID: 7867156

Claim:
An apparatus for withdrawing a spout from a spout source and applying said spout to a hole formed in a container, said apparatus comprising: an actuator component movable along a substantially linear path between a first actuator component position and a second actuator component position; a pivot arm pivotably coupled to said actuator component at a first pivot point; a mandrel attached to said pivot arm, said mandrel adapted to releasably engage said spout; a link pivotably coupled to said pivot arm at a second pivot point; and a bearing block coupled to said link at a third pivot point; wherein movement of said actuator component between said first actuator component position and said second actuator component position causes said pivot arm to pivot with respect to said actuator component about said first pivot point and causes movement of said mandrel along a substantially arcuate path between a first mandrel position proximate said spout source and a second mandrel position proximate said hole of said container; and wherein movement of said actuator component between said first actuator component position and said second actuator component position also causes said pivot arm to pivot with respect to said link about said second pivot point and further causes said link to rotate about said third pivot point.