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EP 1424307 B1 20060329 - Apparatus for closing containers

Title (en)

Apparatus for closing containers

Title (de)

Vorrichtung zum Verschliessen von Gefässen

Title (fr)

Dispositif pour fermer des récipients

Publication

EP 1424307 B1 20060329 (DE)

Application

EP 03023467 A 20031018

Priority

DE 20218523 U 20021129

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1424307A1] An assembly fits and twist-shuts bottle screw-caps. Each bottle is raised in a holder (9) and presented to the closure twist-grip, and is subsequently lowered and ejected by an ejection rod (23). The bottle holder (9) and ejection rod (23) esp. share a common drive unit which is a lift-lowering rod (17).

IPC 8 full level

B67B 3/20 (2006.01); B67B 3/06 (2006.01); B67B 3/26 (2006.01); B67B 3/28 (2006.01); B67C 7/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B67B 3/2033 (2013.01); B67B 3/268 (2013.01); B67C 7/0073 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB IT NL

DOCDB simple family (publication)

DE 20218523 U1 20030306; DE 50302792 D1 20060518; EP 1424307 A1 20040602; EP 1424307 B1 20060329

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 20218523 U 20021129; DE 50302792 T 20031018; EP 03023467 A 20031018