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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2008
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2006
Applicant:
Jeffrey L. Shortridge, Lynchburg, VA (US);
Inventor:
Jeffrey L. Shortridge, Lynchburg, VA (US);
Assignee:
Belvac Production Machinery, Inc., Lynchburg, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B21D 51/26 (2006.01); B21D 19/12 (2006.01); B25C 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus for providing a curl on a top edge of a can comprises a forming head; and a forming turret with a push ram to load the can into the forming head. The forming head includes a plurality of independent rollers mounted on a common head. The plurality of rollers includes a first set of rollers configured to form an inner portion of a curl and a second set of rollers configured to form an outer portion of the curl.