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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 29, 1999
Filed:
Jan. 04, 1996
Otis Willoughby, Boulder, CO (US);
Greg Robinson, Louisville, CO (US);
Ball Corporation, Broomfield, CO (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides an apparatus for shaping/embossing thin-walled work pieces, and is particularly apt for realizing complex and non-uniform shapes/designs in cylindrical metal container bodies. In one application, at least one pressurized fluid stream is ejected directly against one side of container body sidewall with a configured surface provided on the other side of the container body sidewall to achieve the desired shaping/embossing. At least one of the pressurized fluid stream and configured surface may be disposed for rotational and/or longitudinal motion. Such driven motion can be utilized to achieve progressive helical working of a cylindrical metal container body, thereby yielding the desired shaping/embossing.