Abstract: A self-feeding manual cap crimper, indexing mechanism and replaceable cap cartridge provide benefits related to quickly sealing crimp top vials or bottles. A conventional manually operated cap crimping mechanism may be utilized in conjunction with a cap indexing mechanism and a replaceable cap cartridge constructed in accordance with the invention. The replaceable cap supply cartridge includes a main body having a cap containment portion which serially feeds caps to the cap indexing mechanism. The cap indexing mechanism and the replaceable cartridge may each be releasably connected to the cap crimping mechanism. A first actuation of the cap crimping mechanism feeds a cap proximate to multiple jaws associated with the crimping mechanism. A second actuation moves the jaws and crimp the cap onto the vial or bottle.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a cork mounting apparatus for bottles which comprises two head parts, one lower part, and one upper part. The invention stands out from earlier well-known apparatus in that the upper part which includes a piston has an outer tube which is arranged around an outer wall of the lower part. Accordingly, the piston will therefore go straight up and down in a socket connected to the lower part. The lower part is also provided with a tube which extends down around the bottle-neck. The lower part tube eliminates wobbling of the bottle during the cork mounting operation. The apparatus is also useful for mounting capsules and foils on bottles. Also, with an extra fitting, the apparatus may be used as a corkscrew. The upper part may furthermore be used separately as a "doughy-free" closing plug for bottles.

Abstract: A machine for sealing packages comprising a frame which includes a base, a pair of generally parallel columns extending upwardly therefrom, and a member spanning between the columns for maintaining the columns generally parallel. An upper die is mounted between the pair of columns for traveling along the length thereof and a hollow lower die having an opening extending therethrough for receiving a package to be sealed is mounted to pivot between a position between the columns and beneath the upper die, and a position away from the column and clear of the upper die. An extractor for extracting a sealed package from the lower die comprises a plate-like member normally positioned beneath the lower die when it is at the position away from the columns. The plate-like member is dimensioned to fit through the opening extending through the lower die and is displaceable to advance into the opening thereby to extract a sealed package retained within the lower die.

Abstract: A hand-held tool for crimping a cap on a bottle includes a handle with a lever member pivotally connected to one end thereof to move a plunger between advanced and retracted positions within a housing depending from the handle. Within the housing are a plurality of die segments for gripping around the neck of the bottle to crimp the lower edge of the cap beneath the lip of the bottle when the plunger is moved into its advanced position. Telescoped on the upper end portion of the plunger is a coil spring whose upper end urges against an annular shoulder formed around the upper end portion of the plunger and whose lower end engages a circular disk and urges the disk downwardly on the plunger. An annular skirt depends from the disk and includes an inner, generally frustoconical wall surface mating with a similarly shaped outer surface formed on the upper end portions of the die segments.