Carrier puck

A puck for releasably gripping one of first and second articles to be mated to a container in combination with drive apparatus, said first article having first dimensions and said second article having second dimensions which differ from said first dimensions, said puck comprising:

• a main body adapted to be moved by a transport device along a predetermined path;
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• a gripper assembly associated with said main body having first and second gripping elements movable toward and away from one another for releasably gripping one of said first and second articles prior to and during mating with said container, said first gripping element comprising a first arm having at least one first rotatable gripper member and said second gripping element comprising a second arm having at least one second rotatable gripper member, one of said first and second rotatable gripper members being driven by the drive apparatus relative to its corresponding support arm so as to effect rotation of said one article to permit said one article to mate with said container, said first and second arms being pivotable toward and away from one another about respective first and second generally parallel axes, said first and second axes being generally perpendicular to axes of rotation of said first and second gripper members.

A puck for releasably gripping one of a cap and a first portion of a sprayer head, said puck comprising:

• a main body having an inner cavity capable of receiving a second portion of said sprayer head;
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• a gripper assembly associated with said main body having first and second gripping elements movable toward and away from one another for releasably gripping one of said cap and said first portion of said sprayer head and first and second support members connected to said first and second gripping elements for movement between first and second positions, said first and second support members defining a shelf in said first position for supporting said cap when said cap is gripped by said first and second gripping elements and being movable to said second position by said second portion of said sprayer head when said first portion of said sprayer head is gripped by said first and second gripping elements to stabilize said second portion of said sprayer head within said main body, wherein said first gripping element comprises a first arm having at least one gripper member rotatably mounted thereon and said second gripping element comprises a second arm having at least one gripper member rotatably mounted thereon.