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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 18, 2011
Mark B. Littlejohn, Appleton, WI (US);
Eric J. Berg, Appleton, WI (US);
Daniel A. Duncan, Fort Smith, AR (US);
James W. Gregory, Van Buren, AR (US);
Kenneth J. Zirbel, Kaukauna, WI (US);
Mark B. Littlejohn, Appleton, WI (US);
Eric J. Berg, Appleton, WI (US);
Daniel A. Duncan, Fort Smith, AR (US);
James W. Gregory, Van Buren, AR (US);
Kenneth J. Zirbel, Kaukauna, WI (US);
Dixie Consumer Products LLC, Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the invention provide improvements to dies used in the formation of pressware from blanks. In some embodiments, the die includes at least one stop that helps contain the blank as it is fed to the die and that allows for improved adjustability of the stop with respect to the die. In some embodiments, the die includes a defined recess that contains and centers the blank on the die as the blank is fed to the die.