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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7299602 | Device for screwing and crimping a cap on a neck A device including a rotating capping head with axial displacement, characterized in that the head is provided with means for screwing a cap on the neck, and means for crimping the cap beneath a crimping ring. The axial displacement includes a first axial displaceme... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7137618 | Power-assisted cable-pulling device The invention involves a hand held, power-assisted cable-pulling apparatus. The hand held, power-assisted cable-pulling apparatus has a housing, a take-up wheel, a drive transfer coupling, at least one dog pawl, a line, and a ground fixation mechanism. The housing h... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7059104 | System for filling and closing fluid containing cartridges A filling and closing system for reusable concentrate containing cartridges having integral closures slidable between open and closed positions. The system includes a sealing station having an axially moving reciprocating member for sliding the integral closure from... | 06/13/2006 |
| 6948297 | Method for detecting incipient position of meshing engagement between thread of vessel and thread of cap A capping apparatus 1 includes torque sensor 12 which detects an output torque when a chuck 7 is driven for rotation by a motor 9. Initially, a cap 5 is held by the chuck 7. The cap 5 is fitted over a mouth of a vesse... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6857250 | Mechanism for applying a roller formed closure to a container Mechanism for applying a roller forming closure to a container is disclosed wherein the closure is provided, with an integral fitment including a fluid discharge pump and an associated discharge line. ... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6840024 | Device for rapid engagement/release of units for fitting lids to containers A device for rapid engagement/release of units for fitting lids to containers, has a fixed part and a movable part which can be reversibly coupled to the fixed part. The fixed part houses corresponding first radial elements integral with the movable part and such as... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6729104 | Pneumatic crimping and capping handheld tool A hand-held, power-operated or power-assisted, crimping/er or decapping/er tool (60), for container closures, such as vial caps (C), has a hollow handle (50), housing a (pneumatic) piston-in-cylinder actuator (12, 13), with an external trigger (... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6477823 | Closure and container system for hot filled containers A closure device for a plastic container includes a liner and a plastic closure. The liner is sealed to the neck of the bottle at the end face of the neck and along a portion of the outer surface of the neck. The plastic closure engages the liner to retai... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6367301 | High speed crimping apparatus A crimping apparatus, comprising a revolving turret supporting a plurality of crimping heads, each crimping head operative to engage a closure on a container to create a crimp in the closure. The crimping head includes a cam follower riding on a stationar... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6289570 | Die and method for assembling metal spool having high torque transmitting capacity between spool components A die and method of assembling a high torque capacity metal spool. The spool comprises a cylindrical barrel, a pair of flanges and a pair of flange hubs. The die includes a support member and a curling member that is adapted to move relative to the suppor... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6076330 | Powered crimping tool to secure a cap onto a bottle or vial The present invention relates to a powered crimping tool used to secure a cap onto a bottle or vial. The powered tool has a vertical housing portion which the user holds to activate the crimping action. The crimping action results from a motor causing a p... | 06/20/2000 |
| 5457943 | Method for forming a sealing closure for a bottle A sealing closure for a bottle which relieves excess pressure is formed by placing an aluminum cap including a sealing disk of compressible elastic material on the bottle neck, and forming the cap by means of a die which is pressed axially against the top... | 10/17/1995 |
| 5444963 | Process and equipment for shaping container seals A process and equipment for shaping seals for containers with an electromagnetic pulse. The pulse is generated by a current pulse coil positioned around the seal and energized by the discharge current of a condenser. The process and the equipment are part... | 08/29/1995 |
| 4437290 | Machine for crimping in a controlled atmosphere The invention relates to a machine for crimping in a controlled atmosphere constituted by a frame forming a support for a crimping head rotated about a vertical axis and for a device for supplying and evacuating the sub-assemblies to be assembled, said de... | 03/20/1984 |
| 4389833 | Bottle closing machine having bottle neck washing arragement An arrangement for closing containers with crown corks and the like, has a piston, a guiding opening in which the piston reciprocates, and a passage for supplying a cleaning liquid, which passage is open into an annular gap formed between the piston and t... | 06/28/1983 |
| 4205502 | Rotary bottle closing machine A rotary closing machine for closing bottles with mouth lips by closures such as closure caps, corks and the like, which includes a supply container for receiving and supplying closures of the just mentioned type, and also includes a conveying device for ... | 06/03/1980 |
| 4099361 | Apparatus for and method of closing containers An apparatus for applying closures to filled bottles. A slide cam cooperating with interchangeable roll-on and crimp-on closure applying heads which are mounted in a rotating turret so as to raise and lower the heads with respect to the bottles. Interchan... | 07/11/1978 |
| 4087952 | Crimping mechanism for an electric capping machine A crimping mechanism for an electric capping machine has a rapidly adjustable threaded ferrule and a crimping head base with a calibrated bracket, enabling the operator to simplify adjustments for changes in container size. The crimping roller is mounted ... | 05/09/1978 |
| 4075820 | Spin welding apparatus A spin or friction welding apparatus which can accurately locate a container such as a semirigid plastic bottle with respect to an overcap which is to be frictionally welded to the bottle by means of a rotatable spindle member. In order to assure that the... | 02/28/1978 |
