CPC B65B 5/101 (2013.01) [B65B 1/24 (2013.01); B65B 1/46 (2013.01); B65B 5/061 (2013.01); B65B 5/08 (2013.01); B65B 29/00 (2013.01); B65B 35/30 (2013.01); B65B 39/007 (2013.01); B65B 43/54 (2013.01); B65B 65/006 (2013.01); B65B 9/20 (2013.01); B65B 37/10 (2013.01); B65B 2220/18 (2013.01)] | 15 Claims |
1. An apparatus comprising:
a support element configured to support a plurality of containers during tamping, the support element including,
a plurality of protrusions on a first side of the support element, the plurality of protrusions configured to conform to a size and a shape of an exterior surface of each of the plurality of containers, and
at least one inclined surface on a second side of the support element opposite the first side;
a slide bar having at least one inclined surface that abuts the at least one inclined surface on the second side of the support element; and
an actuator connected to the slide bar, the actuator configured to move the support element between a retracted position and an extended position.
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