Richard A. Parker - Portage IN, US George E. Ervin - Valparaiso IN, US William J. Connelly - Portage IN, US Daniel R. Perkins - LaPorte IN, US Oscar O. Medina - Hammond IN, US Kerry T. McColly - LaPorte IN, US
International Classification:
B65B 61/00 B67B 3/20
US Classification:
53415, 53490, 531351, 53317
Abstract:
Methods and apparatus are disclosed for processing a plastic container by applying a label to a cap, threading the cap on a bottle, and closing dispensing doors on the cap before a heat shrink label sleeve is applied. The label is applied to the cap in a predetermined orientation with respect to the cap and the cap is threaded onto the bottle by a threader wheel adjacent a starwheel that carries caps and bottles in alignment. The dispenser door is closed by a peg that is urged downwardly into contact with the dispenser door.