TURNABLE BOTTLES APPARATUS FOR REMOVING PILFERPROOF CLOSURE BANDS FROM RE- APPARATUS FOR REMOVING PILFERFROOF CLOSURE BANDS FROM

摘要

Apparatus is disclosed for removing pilferproof closure bands from the necks of returnable bottles which includes a rotary table with a plurality of cutter assemblies mounted in it and a rotary star wheel for moving bottles around a portion of the apparatus for removal of the bands from the bottles. Each cutter assembly includes a pair of hinged jaws which are adapted to have their outer ends engaged against a bottle neck above and below a metal band on the neck and close against the metal band to sever it between mating sharp edges on the jaws and clamp it between mating dull edges on the jaws so the band will be stripped from the bottle when it is discharged from the apparatus. The separated band is dropped from the jaws when they are subsequently opened at a predetermined location.