A hold down assembly for use in a tubular container transport apparatus comprises
upper and lower pieces movably mounted relative to one another. Preferably the
lower piece is removably seated on a mounting plate of the transport apparatus
and the upper piece is adapted to magnetically interact with a tube holder carrying
a filled tube product, such that the tube holder may be retained in registered
alignment relative to an ejector rod during ejection of the filled tube product.
A tubular container transport apparatus and a methodology for ejecting a filled
tube product with a reduced risk of dislodgement are also provided.
