| 摘要 |
A hydrophobic, compressible, resilient filler 20 for keeping pills 18 from movement in a container 10 during handling is provided in the form of a tube that is cut to a desired length and axially compressed in horizontal orientation. The tube is compressed and inserted through the neck portion 14 of the container 10 and allowed to expand to become entrapped within the container 10 so as to apply pressure to keep the pills 18 from movement or damage. An apparatus and method is disclosed for extending a desired length of filler 20 in flattened tubular form from a large supply 66, to cut the length of tube from the supply 66, to reconfigure the cross-sectional shape of the filler tube, to axially compress the rounded tube, and to insert the axially compressed filler 20 into a container 10 that is aligned with the insertion ram 50.
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