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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2003
Filed:
May. 31, 2000
Joe Lynn Fortney, Jonesboro, IN (US);
Jeffrey Colin Reasinger, Hilliard, OH (US);
Garold W. Alexander, Lewis Center, OH (US);
Peerless Machine & Tool Corporation, Marion, IN (US);
Abstract
A die system ( ) for cutting a piece of sheet stock ( ) to create a blank and forming the blank to create a container includes first and second mating die halves ( ) and a cutting punch ( ). The first and second mating die halves ( ) are configured to move together to form the container from the blank. The cutting punch ( ) extends about the first die half ( ) and is movable therewith. The cutting punch ( ) is configured to cut the piece of sheet stock ( ) to create the blank. Movement of the die halves ( ) together causes the cutting punch ( ) to cut the blank from the piece of sheet stock ( ) and further movement of the die halves ( ) together causes the first and second die halves ( ) to form the container from the blank.