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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:
Jul. 11, 1989
Filed:
Jul. 27, 1988
Jens O Sorensen, Rancho Santa Fe, CA (US);
Acebo Company, La Jolla, CA (US);
Abstract
In a mandrel system for receiving a cup-like product having a side wall with a ribbed interior surface, the exterior portion of the mandrel wall is adapted to firmly engage the interior surface of the product side wall in the regions between the ribs and to enhance interior backing of the product side wall in the regions between the ribs. In one embodiment, the exterior portion of the mandrel wall includes a compressible material. In another embodiment, the exterior surface of the mandrel wall includes channels for receiving the ribs on the interior surface of the product side wall. The mandrel wall is apertured to enable air to flow through the mandrel wall to draw the product into firm engagement with the mandrel when a vacuum is created inside the mandrel. The vacuum sucks air into the mandrel through the apertures as the product is being received by the mandrel; and the mandrel is rotated with respect to the product as the product is being received by the mandrel at least until the channels of the mandrel engage the ribs on the interior surface of the product side wall to engage the vacuum to draw the product into firm engagement with the mandrel.
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