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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 1979
Filed:
Oct. 25, 1977
Applicant:
Inventors:
Orin S Shutie, Greenford, GB;
Leonard A Jenkins, Newbury, GB;
Assignee:
Metal Box Limited, Reading, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B05C / ; B05D / ; B05D / ; B05D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
427 47 ; 427258 ; 4274 / ; 4274 / ; 427417 ; 427428 ;
Abstract
This invention relates to a method and apparatus, for applying a first and second coating to the exterior surface of a can. The apparatus comprises a mandrel rotatably mounted on a pivotable arm, so that pivoting of the arm carries a can on the mandrel to a first position, in which it is held by a solenoid acting upon a portion of the arm, while a first coating means applies a first coating. Thereafter the arm is released for pivoting to a second position where it is held by a second holding means while a second coating means applies a second coating.