Patents Assigned to APV Burnett & Rolfe, Inc.
  • Patent number: 4571920
    Abstract: A keg capping machine primarily for use with beer kegs having protruding neck portions upon which flexible plastic caps are to be fitted. The machine has a capping head attached to the lower end of an inclined cap chute which is attached on its upper end to a cap storing hopper. The capping head has horizontal flanges on its bottom edge which serve as stops and guideways for caps sliding down the chute. The neck of a keg which is carried along a conveyor moves between the guideways and engages the lower portion of a cap forcing it through the capping head. A cap driving rocker within the capping head is employed to force the cap down tightly onto the neck of the keg.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 1983
    Date of Patent: February 25, 1986
    Assignee: APV Burnett & Rolfe, Inc.
    Inventors: Henry P. Roach, Jeffrey W. Gunn