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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. 20, 1997
Filed:
Jun. 28, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Garvin T West, Greer, SC (US);
Ronnie D Lee, Union, SC (US);
Darnell Palmer, Magness, SC (US);
Sammy G Middlebrooks, Spartanburg, SC (US);
Joe E Willis, Spartanburg, SC (US);
Clifton S Burnett, Inman, SC (US);
Assignee:
Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc., Philadelphia, PA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B27G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
33635 ; 33201 ; 3350106 ; 33628 ;
Abstract
A positioning device for conveniently and accurately positioning the deformation edges of two deformation tools that includes a support structure, a securing device to secure the gage to one tool, a moveable anvil that is urged against the other tool, and measurement gage that measures the distance between the deformation edges of the tools and compares it to what the distance would be if the edges were a predetermined distance apart.