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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2000
Filed:
May. 08, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Clinton W Rutledge, Highlands Ranch, CO (US);
Tracy J Fowler, Lakewood, CO (US);
Assignee:
Preferred Machining Corporation, Englewood, CO (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B21D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
413 19 ; 413 61 ;
Abstract
Apparatus for applying a sealant to an outer rim of a can lid supported on a rotating lift chuck for movement into and out of a location beneath a sealant applying gun wherein the can lid is held onto the rotating lift chuck during the application of the sealant by at least a partial vacuum. Also, each sealant applying gun is pivotally mounted between a first location blocking the removal of an underneath lift chuck and a second location permitting the removal of the underneath lift chuck.