Container feed system for the transport of containers

A container feed system for the transport of containers along a transport path, comprising:

• a pulling element configured to be moved along the transport path,
• a first plurality of carriers,
• a second plurality of carriers different from the first plurality, the first plurality of carriers and the second plurality of carriers are arranged distributed at fastening points of the pulling element in such a way that the containers are capable of being received and transported along the transport path by the first plurality of carriers and the second plurality of carriers during movement of the pulling element,
• the fastening points for first and second carriers of the first plurality of carrier are arranged side by side on the pulling element and have a first fastening distance and the fastening points of a third carrier of the first plurality of carriers is arranged next to a first carrier of the second plurality carriers on the pulling element and have a second fastening distance,
• each of the carriers of the second plurality of carriers have a shape that is different from a shape of each of the carriers of the first plurality of carriers such that a transport distance between the containers guided side by side along the transport path is constant irrespective of the first fastening distance and the second fastening distance.