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Method and device for opening and closing vials

US4807425A · kind A · utility

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22Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateNov 30, 1987
Grant dateFeb 28, 1989
Priority date
Expiry dateNov 30, 2007

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65B7/26
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A method and device for opening and closing vials includes a rack for supporting a plurality of vials, a first arrangement for sequentially lifting a cap from each of the supported vials, an upwardly sloping bar for raising each cap from its respective vial, a downwardly sloping bar for lowering each cap onto its respective vial, and a second arrangement for closing each cap onto its respective vial.

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