Method and apparatus for corking up sample-contained containers
Patent 5493849 Issued on February 27, 1996. Estimated Expiration Date: 
November 28, 2014. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
November 28, 2014. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent References 1835334 Programmable filling and capping machine Patent #: 5301488 InventorApplicationNo. 348157 filed on 11/28/1994US Classes:53/489, By plugging closure into container53/264, WITH MEANS APPLYING CLOSURES OF INTERNALLY STOPPERED RECEPTACLES53/307, Closure delivery into inverting header53/319, Closure inserting means53/367, Orienting or aligning means493/108, Circular cross section container493/308Including closing end of tubeExaminersPrimary: Sipos, JohnAssistant: Paradiso, John Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesB65B 007/28B67B 001/04 Foreign Application Priority Data1993-11-30 JPAbstractA sample-contained container corking-up method of the present invention comprises a first step of holding each stopper supplied from a stopper supply means by a stopper holder and opposing an inserted portion of the stopper to the open top of the container which is supported at its corked-up position, a second step of pushing the inserted portion of the stopper, which has been opposed to the open top of the container by the first step, into it to a first predetermined position, while holding the stopper at a certain state by the stopper holder, a third step of releasing the stopper holder from the stopper and retreating the stopper holder to its waiting position after the stopper pushing operation conducted by the second step, and a fourth step of further pushing the inserted portion of the stopper into the container to a second predetermined position, deeper than the first one, while leaving the stopper holder retreated to the waiting position by the third step. A sample-contained container corking-up apparatus of the present invention comprises stopper supplying, positioning and pushing means and a control unit including first through third control means to automatically carry out the above-described method.Field of SearchBy plugging closure into containerWITH MEANS APPLYING CLOSURES OF INTERNALLY STOPPERED RECEPTACLES Closure inserting means Closure delivery into inverting header Orienting or aligning means With closure guide withdrawal means Closure compressing means Pivoted segment die Plunger structure Including closing end of tube Including application of distinct closure Nonrectangular cross section container Circular cross section container | |
