| 摘要 |
Apparatus for conveying articles (8), particularly articles such as containers, or bottles, having a neck portion (9) with a neck ring (10) thereon, along an article conveying path (11) with the articles (8) being urged along the article conveying path (11) by article engaging members (15) extending from a plurality of sections (16) of an elongated movable member (20) that extends along a second path (19) adjacent and horizontally offset from the article conveying path. The elongated movable member is preferably a chain having a plurality of links each with a body portion (40) and vertically spaced end portions shaped such that the links are connectable to one another in a manner enabling limited angular deviation of the chain during normal operation, and article engagement preferably includes a flange (17) that extends horizontally from the lower end of each chain link into the article conveying path to engage the lower edge of the neck ring of articles in the article conveying path so that the articles are urged along the article conveying path upon movement of the chain unit along the second path.
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