Abstract: A container holder which can be used with a variety of containers when positioning them in a container processing step is disclosed. Pairs of container holding members are disposed within a holder body which receives a container. One pair of holding members are disposed opposite to each other on one of orthogonal lines defined within a holder body. The holding members are urged from the outside to be movable toward the center, and are also retractable toward the outside of the holder body. All of the container holding members are once returned to a start position (where they have been retracted to their full extent), and are then driven to advance to a position where they conform to a container model which is inserted centrally within the holder body.

Abstract: A container holder which may be used in a container processing step as performed with a filling machine, a capping machine or the like to hold a container when positioning the latter is disclosed. A remodelling apparatus enables an efficient and reliable remodelling of a multi-purpose container holder 308 which can be used with a variety of containers. The container holder includes a body in which a plurality of fingers (container holding means) 318 are disposed for movement toward and away from the center of the holder. The container holder is conveyed on a remodelling line 302 which includes a resetting apparatus 310 for returning the respective fingers to their home positions which are used as a reference for positioning, a container model insertion device for inserting into the container holder a container model 344 having an outer profile slightly greater than the profile a particular container to be held, and a pusher 354 for moving the fingers into abutment against the container model to position them.