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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. 25, 1995
Filed:
Oct. 29, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Philippe Gimenez, Le Mans, FR;
Gabriel Colombier, Saint Egreve, FR;
Dominique Petit, Pommiers la Placette, FR;
Claude Encrenaz, Voiron, FR;
Armand Golay, Moirans, FR;
Assignee:
Pechiney Recherche, Courbevoie, FR;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C25D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2042 / ; 2042 / ; 2043 / ;
Abstract
An apparatus for cleaning, rinsing and coating a metal can body comprising a tank for containing a liquid, an electrically conductive nozzle maintained in a substantially vertical direction and means for supporting a can body inverted over the nozzle. An electrical contact is disposed in an upper portion of the tank directly above the nozzle and the can body is free to move upwardly between the nozzle and the electrical contact under the force of liquid flowing through the nozzle.