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7552612 Systems for making can ends  
A method of making an easy open end for a container includes steps of providing a can end blank having an end panel and forming the can end blank in a series of forming operations that are...
7500376 Method and apparatus for shaping a metallic container end closure  
The present invention describes an apparatus and forming process to manufacture container end closures with improved internal buckle strength. The present invention provides greater material and...
7478550 Shell press and method for forming a shell  
The invention generally relates to an apparatus for forming a shell. The apparatus has a die center and a panel punch located in opposed relation to the die center. A panel punch piston is coupled...
7472575 Non-circular can end with corner-mounted tab and tooling and a conversion press for providing same  
A non-circular can end for a container having walls which form an opening includes a corner-mounted pull tab opener secured to a severable panel portion by an integral rivet. The corner-mounted...
7134824 Curling-sealing compound lining machine for non-circular metal lids of containers  
The machine ( 4 ) operates continuously and is a single unit having a prismatic construction and a body with an upper base that incorporates a large rotary platen ( 1 ), a number of workstations (...
7107810 Method and apparatus for forming container end shells with reinforcing rib  
A method and apparatus for forming a rolled reinforcing rib in an end shell of a container body in a single stroke and at a single station of a single or double action press prior to removal of the...
7069763 Container end and forming systems therefor  
A method and apparatus for forming container ends includes tooling which forms dome members for can ends, which dome members include an open neck thereon. Thread lugs are formed as integral spaced...
7066702 Aerosol can ends  
A dome of a domed aerosol can end is initially formed and then a crown of the can end is formed so that material flow within a workpiece from which the can end is formed is controlled to...
7063492 System for forming and attaching lift-tabs to can ends  
A system for forming and attaching lift-tabs to can ends to form easy opening lift-tab can ends comprises a frame and a means for forming a lift-tab. The means for forming a lift-tab is mounted on...
6802683 Can end manufacturing system and press therefor  
Ends for cans are made in a single press, eliminating the need for separate shell and conversion presses, balancers, track work, and other equipment, as compared to existing can end manufacturing...
6702538 Method and apparatus for forming a can end with minimal warpage  
A method of forming a can end comprises the step of forming a substantially circular metal blank having a periphery and a center panel. An annular recessed panel is subsequently formed in the...
6575684 Die for stay—on—tab  
A can lid having a top plate, a tab, a rivet, a score, a tongue, a first deboss, an emboss, a second deboss, and an embossed ridge. The first deboss is formed entirely within the score. The second...
6336780 Blank edge reform method and apparatus for a container end closure  
A non-precurled, non-curled shell is transferred to a reform station. The reform station contains a coin die and a coin punch. The coin die has the desired round finished blank diameter machined...
6290447 Single station blanked, formed and curled can end with outward formed curl  
A can end is punched from a sheet of material, formed and curled in a single station with a single movement of the punch. An intermediate axial peripheral wall is formed by the blanking punch and a...
6082944 Resealable beverage container and top therefor  
A resealable can end is provided including a neck member and hat member which can be sealed onto and removed from the neck member of the end, and is capable of containing product under pressure if...
5857376 Method and apparatus for decurling a curled lid  
Apparatus for decurling a curled lid for a container wherein three decurling units are mounted on a base having an upstanding support wall wherein the first unit provides a partially decurled lid,...
5820326 Method and apparatus for making a tamper-evident crown  
Method and apparatus are disclosed for making a tamper-evident crown from a sheet of material. The tamper-evident crown includes a top wall, a depending peripheral flange, and a plurality of tabs...
RE35530 Belt and drive for conversion press  
A conveyor belt and drive structure are disclosed for use with a conversion press in which an upper level of an endless conveyor belt is positioned between upper and lower tooling in the press. The...
5287718 Curl forming method for a can end  
A curl forming method for a can end which enables satisfactory curl formation in a thin can end without occurrence of wrinkles and without occurrence of scratches on internal surfaces of the can...
5284045 End tooling for multiple end diameters  
End tooling for forming easy open can ends has cooperatively-engageable upper and lower tooling defining a plurality of stations. Each station has appropriate punches and dies for progressively...
5182934 Dual lane conversion system  
A press for converting work pieces into finished parts has an elongated bolster mounted on a press bed. The bolster supports columns on which a ram is slidable. The bolster also supports the lower...
5142769 Monitor and control assembly for use with a can end press  
A control assembly for use in controlling the operation of a can end press of the type having a plurality of operating stations for performing different work operations on a can end passing through...
5046637 Can end shells  
Apparatus for forming a reinforced pressure resistant can end shell from sheet material comprises a cutting ring (11), a cutting punch shell (13) enterable into the ring (11) to blank out a disc of...
5044189 Scrap guiding and chopping in a shell press  
A method and apparatus are disclosed for making and transferring shells for cans within a ram press. The shells are formed in a two-step operation in which shell preforms are formed at a first...
4991735 Pressure resistant end shell for a container and method and apparatus for forming the same  
An end shell for a container, as well as a method and an apparatus for making the same, is provided, comprising a central wall and an annular groove around and below the general plane of the...
4932823 Can end tab sensing apparatus  
A press regulating device for detecting can end tab related defects including a plunger assembly for engaging a can end to be tested; a plunger deflection monitoring device; and a data processing...
4865506 Apparatus for reforming an end shell  
An apparatus for reforming an end shell includes a stationary tooling assembly having a reform punch for engaging an interior surface of the central wall portion of the end shell. A reciprocating...
4808052 Method and apparatus for forming container end panels  
A method of forming a container end piece from a sheet of material includes the steps of forming an inverted cup by wiping a peripheral edge of the material over a die core ring, inverting the cup...
4790705 Method of forming a buckle resistant can end  
A buckle resistant end for containers which is formed with an inwardly bowed countersink wall, a countersink groove defined by two unequal radii and a central panel wall stretched taut by...
4752172 Apparatus for making a lid having a tear-away opening  
The apparatus of the invention provides a coat of lacquer or varnish on a tear-off cover, which is formed from a thin ferromagnetic metal, has a circumferential supporting lip and is equipped with...
4704887 Method and apparatus for making shells for can ends  
The disclosure relates to a novel shell such as used in the manufacture of can ends, and to a method and tools for making such a shell. A non-circular blank having rounded corners is cut from thin...
4667499 Apparatus for forming a container curl with a generally V-shaped crushed portion  
An apparatus for deforming an existing external curl on a tubular side wall of a container to form a crushed curl through the use of a first die having an annular groove of generally semi-circular...
4637961 Shell for can ends  
The disclosure relates to a novel shell such as used in the manufacture of can ends, and to a method and tools for making such a shell. A non-circular blank having rounded corners is cut from thin...
4611481 Metal container end die  
A die for forming flanged can ends is provided according to the invention. The die includes an upper punch section including a hard ring having inner and outer rounded lower corners and a punch cut...
4608843 Conversion die with double end sensor  
A conversion die for completing can ends having a double can end sensor which senses the presence of a double can and generates a control signal in response thereto which terminates operation of...
4597280 Headpiece assembly  
A headpiece assembly for forming a rolled flange on the border of a collar associated with an annular lid. A sleevelike headpiece is axially slidably supported on a shaft and projects downwardly so...
4587826 Container end panel forming method and apparatus  
A method and apparatus for forming end panels of uniform thickness for use with two-piece containers. The method includes the steps of engaging the stock under fluid pressure and blanking it;...
4587825 Shell reforming method and apparatus  
Method and apparatus for forming or reforming the shell of a two-piece container includes forming a cup shaped member in an upside down condition, reverse drawing the shell to form an over length...
4571978 Method of and apparatus for forming a reinforced can end  
The invention herein relates to a method of and apparatus forming a reinforced pressure resistant can end by gripping a central panel of a metallic blank between an axially aligned reform pad and...
4567746 Method and apparatus for making shells for cans  
The disclosure relates to method and tools for making shells used in the manufacture of can ends. A first set of tools makes blank pre-forms having a substantially flat central panel and an...
4549424 Shell tooling method  
A method and apparatus for forming end panels or shells for two-piece cans includes incorporation of the tooling necessary to form the panel within a double acting press. The tooling includes a...
4516420 Shell tooling  
A method and apparatus for forming end panels or shells for two-piece cans includes incorporation of the tooling necessary to form the panel within a double acting press. The tooling includes a...
4442691 Double action press having floating punch  
A double action mechanical press, especially for performing a blanking operation and a forming operation on each cycle thereof, having a first slide and a second slide, wherein the slides have...
4442693 Method of and apparatus for shaping neck and providing terminal curl on can end  
This relates to the forming of a flared neck terminating in an outwardly turned curl on a metal can end. The metal can end is formed with a terminal tubular portion which is cylindrical. Suitable...
4439082 Apparatus for threading closures  
An apparatus for threading a closure which includes a vertically movable nest for receiving a closure shell and a vertically movable threading tool which includes a cylindrical threading member...
4420283 Method of forming an outwardly inverted peripheral edge on a preformed metal lid  
The invention relates to a method whereby a preformed metal lid which is intended for a tin, e.g. a paint tin, and of which at least one peripheral portion is axially deepened, is formed with a...
4382737 Can end making apparatus  
Apparatus is disclosed for making ends for metal or composite can bodies, which ends are first partially formed in a press to a cup-shaped configuration including a peripheral skirt and are then...
4372720 Forming of end closures  
A method and apparatus are disclosed and can be used to fabricate a complete container end closure including an inwardly tipped cover hook located along the peripheral extremity. The apparatus and...
3768295 FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD  
An apparatus for and method of forming a sheet metal blank is provided and includes a first die member having an outside forming surface and a second die member having an inside forming surface...
3757716 CURLER TOOL  
A continuous curl formed on the periphery of a can end component prior to the first and second operations of double seaming the can end component to an end of a can body has an inner annular...
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