Patent ID: 8627924

Claim:
An article handling machine, comprising: a frame for receiving article handling elements on a horizontal table; a roof covering said table, the roof extending in a horizontal plane and structured as horizontal platform for supporting an operator; and a catwalk at a lateral side of the machine; the catwalk is mounted on the frame at roof-height to pivot between and extended position in which the catwalk extends substantially in the horizontal plane of the roof, thereby extending the horizontal platform for supporting the operator and a folded position in which the catwalk extends in a direction substantially perpendicular to the horizontal plane of the roof, wherein the frame comprises a flange, on the lateral side, said flange comprising an aperture, and wherein the lateral catwalk comprises an axis, positioned near the inner edge, in the flange aperture, so that the catwalk can swivel around the machine, between the extended position and the folded position, by the rotation of the axis in the aperture, the flange aperture has a profile comprising a horizontal section receiving the axis in the extended position, and a vertical section receiving the axis in the folded position, further comprising a bottle handling device operatively located inside the machine that holds and moves bottles.