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An inlet worm (11) for use in a treatment machine (1) for treating bottles or containers (2) of the like, having at least one distributing or inlet worm (11) which is provided to the side of a transport path (3), is driven by a drive device so as to rotate about a worm axis, and forms a conveying pa

An inlet worm (11) for use in a treatment machine (1) for treating bottles or containers (2) of the like, having at least one distributing or inlet worm (11) which is provided to the side of a transport path (3), is driven by a drive device so as to rotate about a worm axis, and forms a conveying path or helix for the containers (2) on at least one worm body which is provided on a worm receptacle, having at least one transport star (12) which is assigned to the inlet worm, can be driven so as to rotate about a transport-star axis and has a multiplicity of container receptacles which are provided distributed about the transport-star axis at uniform angular intervals which correspond to a machine gauge, and having a drive device for the synchronous and angularly accurate drive of the at least one inlet worm (11) and the at least one transport star (12).

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1. An apparatus for use in treatment machines for the treatment of containers, said apparatus comprising: at least one distributing or inlet worm provided on a transport path, a drive device for driving said inlet worm so as to rotate about a worm axis thereby forming a conveying path or helix for t

1. An apparatus for use in treatment machines for the treatment of containers, said apparatus comprising: at least one distributing or inlet worm provided on a transport path, a drive device for driving said inlet worm so as to rotate about a worm axis thereby forming a conveying path or helix for the containers on at least one worm body provided on a worm receptacle, at least one transport star assigned to the inlet worm, said transport star being driveable by a drive device so as to rotate about a transport star axis, for the synchronous and angularly accurate driving of the at least one inlet worm and of the at least one transport star, and in a drive train between the at least one worm body and the drive device, means for coupling and/or adjustment for enabling an angular adjustment of an angular position of the inlet worm and/or of the at least one worm body relative to an angular position of the at least one transport star and/or a position of the inlet worm and/or a position of the at least one worm body relative to the at least one transport star. 2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the means for coupling and/or adjustment is configured to break a connection between the drive device and the inlet worm and/or the at least one worm body for the angular adjustment, and to subsequently restore the connection between the drive device and the inlet worm and/or the at least one worm body following completion of the angular adjustment. 3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the means for coupling and/or adjustment means comprises one of a detachable clamp connection and a coupling unit in the drive train. 4. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the means for coupling and/or adjustment comprises at least two separable coupling elements, at least one of said coupling elements having a multiplicity of catches and/or teeth, and wherein one coupling element comprises at least one mating catch co-operating with the catches and/or teeth. 5. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein each of the at least two separable coupling elements comprises teeth that engage each other when the worm body is driveably connected to the drive device. 6. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the means for coupling and adjustment breaks and restores the driving connection between the inlet worm and/or the at least one worm body and the drive device by axial displacement of the at least one worm body relative to the worm receptacle. 7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the means for coupling and/or adjustment is pre-tensioned by spring means in a condition that interrupts a driving connection between the inlet worm and/or the at least one worm body and the drive device. 8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the means for coupling and/or adjustment is provided between the at least one worm body and the worm receptacle. 9. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the means for coupling and/or adjustment comprise an adjusting device of the worm receptacle. 10. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the means for coupling and/or adjustment means comprise a gear in the drive train, the gear enabling adjustment of the angle of rotation. 11. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the worm receptacle comprises a shaft or rod, and wherein the at least one worm body surrounds at least part of the worm receptacle. 12. An apparatus comprising a rotating rotor having several treatment positions provided thereon, the apparatus further comprising at least one container feeding means for separating the containers fed therein, and for passing on each container to a treatment position, the container feeding means including the limitations of claim 1. 13. The apparatus of claim 12, further comprising a machine selected from the group consisting of: a labelling machine, a machine for printing on the container, a filling machine, a rinser or an inspection machine, wherein said container feeding means cooperates with said selected machine. 14. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the transport star comprises container receptacles distributed around the transport star axis at equal angular intervals corresponding to a machine gauge. 15. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the mating catch comprises at least one tooth. 16. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the teeth comprise a circular array of teeth concentrically surrounding an axis of the inlet worm. 17. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the gear comprises a differential gear.