APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FILLING FLANGELESS CONTAINERS

摘要

A finger grip (150) for a fiangeless container (120), the finger grip having a skirt (151) removably attachable to an open end portion of the container and a lip that extends radially outwardly from the skirt. The fiangeless container (120) is tillable by capping the container using a cap element to attach the finger grip (150) to the container; installing the container in a container support assembly including a tray (105) having a plurality of wells (130); filling the container; inserting a piston (212) into the container; and removing the finger grip. Each well (130) has a depth less than a predetermined length of the container, a lower portion of each well (130) having a first cross - sectional shape similar to but greater than the cross - sectional shape of the fiangeless container, an upper portion of each well having a second cross - sectional shape similar to but greater than the first cross - sectional shape.