Manufacturing containers
AssigneeGerresheimer Regensburg GmbH
InventorsFlorian Reger, Guenther Scheck
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Abstract
A holder, a transport device, and a method of manufacturing a container are described. The container comprises a body that extends along an axis and a flange that extends radially to the axis, and the holder comprises one or more fastening elements that are configured to engage one or more of a top surface, a bottom surface, or a peripheral surface of the flange.
Claims12
A holder configured to hold a container during a manufacturing process, wherein the container comprises a body that extends along an axis and a flange that extends radially to the axis, wherein the holder comprises:
- a support surface configured to support a bottom surface of the flange;
- a pair of opposing fastening elements, wherein each fastening element comprises a holding clip configured to engage a top surface of the flange and clamp the bottom surface of the flange against the support surface;
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- a passageway that extends between a top opening in a top surface of the holder and a bottom opening in a bottom surface of the holder, wherein the passageway extends along a longitudinal axis and is configured to communicate with an interior space of the container, wherein the longitudinal axis and container axis are coaxial.
A transport device comprises:
- a holder configured to hold a container during a manufacturing process, wherein the container comprises a body that extends along an axis and a flange that extends radially to the axis, wherein the holder comprises:
- a support surface configured to support a bottom surface of the flange,
- a pair of opposing fastening elements, wherein each fastening element comprises a holding clip configured to engage one or more of a top surface, a bottom surface, or a peripheral surface of the flange and clamp the bottom surface of the flange against the support surface, and
- a passageway that extends between a top opening in a top surface of the holder and a bottom opening in a bottom surface of the holder, wherein the passageway extends along a longitudinal axis and is configured to communicate with an interior space of the container, wherein the longitudinal axis and container axis are coaxial;
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- a base plate, wherein the base plate is configured for connection to a conveyor system, wherein the base plate and the holder comprise a pair of interlocking surfaces that releasably connect the holder and the base plate, wherein the interlocking surface of the base plate defines a recess, and the bottom opening of the holder is received in the recess of the base plate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.