Method and apparatus for trimming and inspecting plastic containers
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Apr 30, 1996
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Apr 18, 1994
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for trimming and inspecting hollow plastic containers having a neck which has an opening that forms an angle with the vertical axis of the hollow container wherein as the hollow container is moved by a conveyor intermittently past a succession of stations of a trimming and inspection apparatus, the neck of the container is clamped and oriented so that the axis of the opening is vertical and the trimming or inspecting tooling is moved downwardly to engage and perform the trimming or inspecting. In one form two containers are simultaneously clamped and oriented.
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Patent Owner(s)
Patent Owner | Address | |
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OWENS-ILLINOIS PLASTIC PRODUCTS INC | TOLEDO OH |
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Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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Eggert, Noel B | Temperance, MI | 1 | 6 |
# of filed Patents : 1 Total Citations : 6 | |||
Kaminski, Ronald S | Bowling Green, OH | 15 | 241 |
# of filed Patents : 15 Total Citations : 241 |
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