METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ORIENTATING AN ANNULAR ELEMENT SUCH AS A FLANGE OF A POUR SPOUT FITMENT
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Jul 22, 2010
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May 12, 2008
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May 11, 2007
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An orientating apparatus for a pour spout fitment (4) having an annular flange (4F) comprises a mounting device for supporting the fitment (4), a follower (22), a drive arrangement arranged to produce relative rotary motion, about an axis, between the mounting device and the follower (22), a biassing device arranged to urge the follower (22) towards the mounting device, and a detection device arranged to detect relative movement between the mounting device and the follower (22) under the action of the biassing device and allowed by a notch (4G) in the flange (4F) and thereby to cause the drive arrangement to stop the relative rotary motion and to orientate the fitment (4).
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