A crown cap and closing device. The abstract of the disclosure is submitted herewith as required by 37 C.F.R. 1.72(b). As stated in 37 C.F.R. 1.72(b): A brief abstract of the technical disclosure in the specification must commence on a separate sheet, preferably following the claims, under the heading Abstract of the Disclosure. The purpose of the abstract is to enable the Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and gist of the technical disclosure. The abstract shall not be used for interpreting the scope of the claims. Therefore, any statements made relating to the abstract are not intended to limit the claims in any manner and should not be interpreted as limiting the claims in any manner.

A crown cap and closing device. The abstract of the disclosure is submitted herewith as required by 37 C.F.R. 1.72(b). As stated in 37 C.F.R. 1.72(b): A brief abstract of the technical disclosure in the specification must commence on a separate sheet, preferably following the claims, under the heading Abstract of the Disclosure. The purpose of the abstract is to enable the Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and gist of the technical disclosure. The abstract shall not be used for interpreting the scope of the claims. Therefore, any statements made relating to the abstract are not intended to limit the claims in any manner and should not be interpreted as limiting the claims in any manner.

The disclosure relates to a crown cap for attachment to a mouth opening of a container body comprising fibers, and for closing the mouth opening by means of the crown cap. The disclosure further relates to a container with a container body comprising fibers and having a mouth opening and with a crown cap, wherein in a closure position the crown cap is attached to the mouth opening and closes the container body. In addition, the disclosure relates to a container body comprising fibers with a mouth opening that can be closed with a crown cap. The disclosure further relates to a method for arranging a crown cap on a container body comprising fibers, wherein the method comprises holding the container body and attaching the crown cap to the mouth opening, and to a device for arranging a crown cap on a container body comprising fibers.

The disclosure relates to a crown cap for attachment to a mouth opening of a container body comprising fibers, and for closing the mouth opening by means of the crown cap. The disclosure further relates to a container with a container body comprising fibers and having a mouth opening and with a crown cap, wherein in a closure position the crown cap is attached to the mouth opening and closes the container body. In addition, the disclosure relates to a container body comprising fibers with a mouth opening that can be closed with a crown cap. The disclosure further relates to a method for arranging a crown cap on a container body comprising fibers, wherein the method comprises holding the container body and attaching the crown cap to the mouth opening, and to a device for arranging a crown cap on a container body comprising fibers.

Method and systems for manual handling are described. In one embodiment, a holding section, a distribution section and a manual section are provided. The holding section is adapted to hold the container during manual handling. The distribution section is adjacent the holding section and includes a robot adapted to select and pick containers from the holding section. The robot is disposed to distribute the container. The manual section is disposed adjacent the conveyor. The manual section is adapted for inspection or filling of the container. Additional methods and systems are disclosed.

Method and systems for manual handling are described. In one embodiment, a holding section, a distribution section and a manual section are provided. The holding section is adapted to hold the container during manual handling. The distribution section is adjacent the holding section and includes a robot adapted to select and pick containers from the holding section. The robot is disposed to distribute the container. The manual section is disposed adjacent the conveyor. The manual section is adapted for inspection or filling of the container. Additional methods and systems are disclosed.

In transferring and conveying an article between rotation conveyance bodies, the rotation conveyance bodies (1, 2) are placed so as to have a prescribed gap between pitch circles thereof, and the article is conveyed along a transition curve whose curvature continuously varies from the pitch circle curvature of a rotation conveyance body (1) before the transfer to the pitch circle curvature of a rotation conveyance body (2) after the transfer between both the pitch circles, whereby the article is transferred and conveyed with acceleration smoothly varying and without a change in the distance between the axes of the rotation conveyance bodies.

Gas canisters are provided that include an elongate body comprising a barrel region defining a first diameter, an enclosed first end, and a neck region extending from the barrel region to an open second end defining an end wall, the elongate body defining a central axis extending between the first end and the second end; a cap attached to the neck region to close the second end of the elongate body and enclose the cavity, the cap comprising an end wall including an opening therethrough communicating with the cavity, and a seat surrounding the opening on an interior of the end wall; and a sealing member within the neck region configured to engage the seat to seal the opening, the cavity filled with pressurized fluid.

Disclosed is a bottling system including a frame having a lane configured to receive a bottle tote holding a plurality of bottles, a filling station located above a first location along the lane, the filling station including a plurality of fill valves configured to simultaneously fill the plurality of bottles, a finishing station located above a second location along the lane, the finishing station including at least one cylinder, the at least one cylinder configured to plunge a plurality of plunging portions, each of the plurality of plunging portions configured to receive a crowing die. The system includes a corking mechanism attachable to the frame at the finishing station, the corking mechanism including a plurality of openings each configured to receive a cork, each of the plurality of plunging portions extending through one of the plurality of openings when plunged by the at least one cylinder.

Disclosed is a bottling system including a frame having a lane configured to receive a bottle tote holding a plurality of bottles, a filling station located above a first location along the lane, the filling station including a plurality of fill valves configured to simultaneously fill the plurality of bottles, a finishing station located above a second location along the lane, the finishing station including at least one cylinder, the at least one cylinder configured to plunge a plurality of plunging portions, each of the plurality of plunging portions configured to receive a crowing die. The system includes a corking mechanism attachable to the frame at the finishing station, the corking mechanism including a plurality of openings each configured to receive a cork, each of the plurality of plunging portions extending through one of the plurality of openings when plunged by the at least one cylinder.