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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:
May. 23, 1989
Filed:
Oct. 21, 1987
Applicant:
Inventors:
Albert D Johns, Roselle Park, NJ (US);
Patrick H Wnek, Sherwood, WI (US);
Ronald P Marx, Lakewood, WI (US);
Assignee:
James River-Norwalk, Inc., Richmond, VA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B31B / ; B31B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
493152 ; 493168 ; 493171 ; 493174 ; 493902 ; 264320 ;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for forming a container from a sheet of blank material, whereby a segmented male die member first forms the bottom and then the sidewall and rim of the container prior to the formation of the lip portion of the container while the blank is being restrained in a radial direction by the engagement of the blank by two opposing draw pad members.