Abstract: Method and apparatus for handling a plurality of glass containers moving on a conveyor at spaced intervals to a coating application area where three containers as a group are simultaneously grasped about their side wall and retracted laterally from the surface of the conveyor. This group of containers is then moved through a 90.degree. arc such that the containers exhibit horizontal axes one above the other. After the articles are turned to the horizontal, they are moved into position between three heel and neck-engaging chucks carried by an indexible turret. The bottles are released to the chucks which are cam actuated in timed relationship with respect to the grasping means so that the grasping means will release the containers or bottles to the chucks. With the chucks holding the bottles in horizontal position, the turret rotates about a horizontal axis parallel to the axes of the bottles through an arc of 90.degree. and presents the chucks in a horizontal line at the bottom of the turret.

Abstract: Method and apparatus for handling a plurality of glass containers moving on a conveyor at spaced intervals to a coating application area where three containers are simultaneously grasped about their side walls, retracted laterally from the surface of the conveyor, then moved through a 90.degree. arc such that the containers exhibit horizontal axes one above the other and then moved into position between three heel and neck-engaging chucks carried by an indexible turret. The bottles are released to the chucks which are cam actuated in timed relationship with respect to the grasping means so that the grasping means will release the containers or bottles to the chucks. With the chucks holding the bottles in horizontal position, the turret rotates about a horizontal axis parallel to the axes of the bottles through an arc of 90.degree.

Abstract: Apparatus for testing glass containers for structural defects which may occur in the sidewalls thereof and which may render the containers incapable of withstanding a normal handling through a filling line and packing where the containers will be subjected to abuse. The apparatus is particularly designed to handle non-round bottles or containers and essentially takes the form of a pair of vertically oriented, rotatable, bottle-engaging rollers which, upon engagement with opposite sides of the bottle, will move the bottle through the gap between the two rollers. One of the rollers is laterally movable and biased toward the other roller, which has its axis fixed. An adjustable pneumatic pillow having a controllable pressure is positioned to be used to bias the mounting for the movable roller. The movable roller and its mounting structure has limited movement about a vertical pivot that is non-coincident with the vertical axis of the roller.