The Continental Group, Inc.

Jack L Avery

Anton A Aschberger

Oliver J Tysver

William J Cartwright

Robert W Wolfe

Frederick H Bautz

Geoffrey J Dean

This disclosure relates to a machine for receiving can bodies and automatically outwardly expanding the same to a decorative predetermined contour. The machine includes special transfer means for positioning can bodies on and removing can bodies from supports moving in a convex arcuate path, the transfer device including a turret member mounted for rotation about a fixed axis, a plurality of article carriers pivotally carried by the turret member for movement therewith in a generally circular path, and control means for controlling the contour of a portion of the generally circular path to be coincident with a portion of the arcuate path.

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Park Forest, IL, United States of America

Jack L Avery