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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 12, 2009
John E. Adams, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Katherine W. Allen, Newnan, GA (US);
Scott C. Biondich, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Ruth Karina Espinel, Norcross, GA (US);
Alejandro Jose Santamaria, Suwanee, GA (US);
Gopalaswamy Rajesh, Alpharetta, GA (US);
H. Brock Kolls, Alpharetta, GA (US);
John E. Adams, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Katherine W. Allen, Newnan, GA (US);
Scott C. Biondich, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Ruth Karina Espinel, Norcross, GA (US);
Alejandro Jose Santamaria, Suwanee, GA (US);
Gopalaswamy Rajesh, Alpharetta, GA (US);
H. Brock Kolls, Alpharetta, GA (US);
The Coca-Cola Company, Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
An embodiment of the present invention is a vessel forming station comprising a plurality of operation wheels, the plurality of operation wheels are configured in opposing facing pairs, a plurality of linear drives are interconnected with the plurality of operation wheels, the plurality of linear drives push opposing facing pairs of the plurality of operations to a closed position causing opposing facing pairs of the operation wheels to engage the vessel and perform operations on the vessel, the linear drives pull the plurality of operation wheels to an open position allowing the vessel to be indexed to other operation positions, and a conveyor system positioned between opposing facing pairs of the plurality of operation wheels engages the vessel and indexes the vessel through the plurality of operations.