DISPOSITIVO PER L'INSERIMENTO AUTOMATICO DI ELEMENTI DIVISORI TRASVERSALI FRA CONTENITORI CHE AVANZANO IN ALMENO UNA FILA IN MODO RECIPROCAMENTE ACCOSTATI

In order to allow the automatic insertion of transverse divider elements between containers, such as bottles, cans and the like, which advance side-by-side in at least one row, a device is proposed which comprises above the moving containers an automatic divider element distributor 15 and below the containers means for temporarily spacing the containers apart to create the space necessary for inserting the divider elements. These means are constituted by a series of pegs 25 which are made to move, et the same linear speed as the containers, along an endless path comprising a branch, part of which slopes upwards during which the pegs are inserted between the containers, and part of which is parallel to the container advancement direction, during which the pegs accompany the containers, said branch being connected to a return branch by way of a substantially semi- circular portion lying directly below the distributor 15 and in which the tips of the pegs space the containers apart because of the difference between the path taken by the tips of the pegs and the path taken by their base.