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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2016
Belvac Production Machinery, Inc., Lynchburg, VA (US);
Brian S. Gearhart, Huddleston, VA (US);
Erika Sheaffer Love, Lynchburg, VA (US);
Gerald Meador, Hardy, VA (US);
BELVAC PRODUCTION MACHINERY, INC., Lynchburg, VA (US);
Abstract
A turret head assembly for forming an article includes at least one smoothing roller. Each of the at least one smoothing roller is rotatably mounted on a respective at least one roller support member. The turret head assembly further includes an upper ring member and a lower ring member. The upper and lower ring members include respective apertures located in the centers thereof. The at least one roller support member extends between the upper ring member and the lower ring member. The turret head assembly further includes a turret head-assembly support member defining a turret-head axis. The turret-head-assembly member extends through the respective apertures in the upper and lower ring members.