Dispensing, filling and capping of portion containers

Claim 1

A MACHINE FOR DISPENSING, FILLING AND CAPPING RECEPTACLES, SAID MACHINE COMPRISING A BASE HAVING RECEPTACLE TRNSPORT MEANS MOUNTED FOR MOVEMENT THEREON, SAID TRANSPORT MEANS HAVING MEANS PROVIDING A PLURALITY OF RECEPTACLE RECEIVER STATIONS THEREOF, RESPECTIVE RECEPTACLE DISPENSING, FILLER, AND SHRINK-FILM CAPPING APPARATUS MOUNTED ON SAID BASE IN SPACED APART RELATION WITH RESPECT TO EACH OTHER IN SAID OPERATIONAL SEQUENCE AND ADJACENT SAID RECEPTACLE TRANSPORT MEANS, AND DRIVE MEANS MOUNTED ON SAID BASE INCLUDING MEANS FOR MOVING SAID RECEPTACLE TRANSPORT MEANS TO RESPECTIVELY AND SUCCESSIVELY POSITION ITS SAID RECEPTACLE RECEIVER STATIONS IN OPERATIONAL ALIGNMENT WITH SAID RECEPTACLE DISPENSING, FILLER AND SHRINKFILM CAPPING APPARATUS, SAID RECEPTACLE DISPENSING APPARATUS HAVING ACTUATING MEANS ACTUATED BY MOVEMENT OF SAID RECEPTACLE TRANSPORT MEANS TO POSITION AT LEAST ONE RECEPTACLE ON EACH SAID RECEPTACLE RECEIVER STATION WHEN THE RECEIVER STATION IS IN SAID OPERATIONAL ALIGNMENT THEREWITH, AND SAID RECEPTACLE FILLER AND SHRINK-FILM CAPPING APPARATUS BEING RESPECTIVELY ADAPTED FOR ACTUATION UPON CONTACT OF A RECEPTACLE ON ONE OF SAID RECEPTACLE RECEIVER STATIONS WHEN IN SAID OPERATIONAL ALIGNMENT THEREWITH.