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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 2004
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2003
Applicant:
Inventors:
Albert D. Johns, Saylorsburg, PA (US);
Mircea T. Sofronie, Easton, PA (US);
Mark B. Littlejohn, Appleton, WI (US);
Assignee:
Fort James Corporation, Deerfield, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 4/358 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 4/358 ;
Abstract
In a temperature controlled segmented die for forming pressed containers such as plates, trays, bowls or the like including a die segment with a forming surface and an outer movable annular die member there is provided a side mounted temperature probe which extends laterally around the movable annular die member and toward the forming surface of the die segment. The apparatus is particularly useful for forming pressed paperboard containers such as paper plates.