Patent ID: 8151831

Claim:
A carousel for processing containers filled with liquid or powder products, comprising: a support element having a plurality of peripheral stations serving to accommodate respective containers for processing, and rotatable about a respective vertical axis (X); a motion inducing mechanism for inducing motion in the support element; at least one floor-standing base frame on which the carousel is mounted, and in which the motion inducing mechanism is housed, the support element being of substantially disc-like appearance, comprising a top panel and a bottom panel set apart one from another so as to create an annular chamber internally of the support element, wherein the top panel and the bottom panel of the support element each have a circular inner edge, and a circular outer edge remote from the respective inner edge; an annular support associated with the outer edges of the top panel and the bottom panel, the annular support including an annular plate having a flat top surface disposed within a respective horizontal plane and, on an opposite bottom surface parallel to the top surface, the top surface being located internally of the annular chamber and facing an inner surface of the top panel with the bottom surface being located externally of the annular chamber.