Patent ID: 6952988

Claim:
An apparatus for trimming a plastic container having an open end and a base, which comprises: a multi-station assembly for holding a container during trimming wherein said assembly includes a plurality of spaced stations and wherein said container traverses stations of said multi-station assembly for operating stages, including means to support the base of the container during its traverse through the multi-station assembly; inlet means to move the container to be trimmed onto said multi-station assembly at a first operating stage; a knife operative to trim said container; means to move said knife into engagement with said container to be trimmed at a second operating stage; means to move said knife around said container to be trimmed to trim said container at a third operating stage including a roller and tapered cam for camming, positioning and moving the knife; means to hold the container stationary during trimming including a holder which holds the container beneath the area to be trimmed during trimming; means to the eject the trimmed portion at a fourth operating stage; and means to eject the trimmed container at a fifth operating stage.