Patent ID: 7004718

Claim:
An apparatus for moving an object from a substantially vertical position to a substantially horizontal position for presenting said objects for further handling, the apparatus comprising: a table having a plurality of rollers and a downender receiving section for receiving said object and then translating said object between a substantially vertical position and a substantially horizontal position; said object having an inner diameter which circumference is an inner surface and an outer diameter which circumference is an outer surface; said downender receiving section of said table having an arbor for engaging said inner surface of said object for securing said object to said table during translation between said substantially vertical and substantially horizontal positions; a guide channel disposed in said table; an idler sprocket operably positioned in relation to said table to cooperate with said guide channel; a drive sprocket operably positioned in relation to said table to cooperate with said guide channel: a drive chain engaging both said idler sprocket and said drive sprocket so as to operably connect said idler sprocket to said drive sprocket; at least one catcher positioned on said drive chain and positionable within said guide channel, where said at least one catcher is capable of releasably engaging said inner surface of said object; and said drive chain being driven so that said at least one catcher engages said inner surface of said object to move said object along said table when said object is in said substantially horizontal position.