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.
Claims20
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 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.
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 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 and
- 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.
A method of manufacturing a container comprising a body that extends along an axis between a first end and a second end, wherein the second end comprises a flange that extends radially to the axis, the method comprising the steps of:
- gripping the container by its first end;
- placing the flange of the container onto a holder that comprises one or more fastening elements;
- engaging the one or more fastening elements with one or more of a top surface, a bottom surface, or a peripheral surface of the flange;
- sequentially moving the holder to a plurality of workstations;
- maintaining the engagement between the one or more fastening elements and the flange as the holder is at each of the plurality of workstations and as the holder is moved between workstations.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.