ball assemblies per jaw each consisting of ball leaf spring retainer screw and washer one of the major modes of insert failure is chipping of the surface of the insert more precise mating of the insert with the bottle finish ensured by the close tolerance machining which is possible with the semicircular design of the insert of the present invention reduces the risk of chipping the semicircular design of the pocket in which the insert is retained and the semicircular configuration of the insert ensure that the maximum surface contact between jaw and insert is realized since the insert contacts a large surface area of the pocket in the jaw and since the insert is held immovably within the pocket by a single insert retaining spring which is positioned at the center of the semicircular pocket there can be no play between the insert and takeout jaw thus abrasion of the bottom surface of the insert caused by such play is eliminated precise alignment of the takeout jaws and bottles is thus maintained reducing damage to bottles and increasing the life of the insert referring to the drawings fig1 depicts the environment in which the takeout jaws of the present invention are used the number 10 represents a series of the takeout jaws of the present invention which.