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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2010
Applicant:
Stephen B. Turner, Centerville, OH (US);
Inventor:
Stephen B. Turner, Centerville, OH (US);
Assignee:
Alfons Haar, Inc., Springboro, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B21D 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for forming at least one rib and a step shoulder bottom of a can body in a single drawing operation from a redrawn cup or preform which has a closed end with an inwardly tapering annular periphery that includes sufficient material to enable formation of the step shoulder bottom without having the at least one rib drawn into the step shoulder bottom.