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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 1994
Filed:
Aug. 28, 1992
Daryl R Konzal, Colgate, WI (US);
Paper Machinery Corporation, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Abstract
A machine for making cups of thermoplastic coated paper, the machine including a frame or housing having a turret rotatably mounted on the frame, a number of work stations mounted on the frame in an equally spaced relation around the turret, a number of mandrels corresponding to the number of work stations mounted on the turret and a curling die mounted on the turret in radial alignment with each of the mandrels. The turret being rotated intermittently to align the mandrels sequentially with the work stations, the work stations being movable radially inwardly into a working relation with each mandrel, the mandrels being moved radially inwardly simultaneously with the work stations to form a tucked curl on the top edge of the cup.