Vessel closure machine

In a vessel closing apparatus for securing crown caps to vessels, said apparatus having at least one closure head for securing a crown cap to a vessel, said closure head revolving in a closed path and having a recessed portion within a lower portion of said closure head to receive a crown cap and, positioned within said lower portion of said closure head, a first magnetic holding means to hold said crown cap within said recessed portion prior to being secured to said vessel, crown cap stripping means for removing an unsecured crown cap from said recessed portion, said stripping means being disposed in said closing apparatus, relative to the direction of rotation of said closure head in said closed path, upstream of a crown cap feed means for feeding crown caps to said recessed portion of said closure head of said vessel closing apparatus, the improvement comprising said crown cap stripping means being positioned outside of said recessed portion of said closure head and comprising at least one magnetic stripping means disposed below the revolving path of said closure head, said magnetic stripping means having a stronger magnetic attraction for said crown cap in said recessed portion than the magnetic attraction of said first magnetic holding means for holding a crown cap within said recessed portion.