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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 06, 2012
Applicant:
Paul Robert Dunwoody, Oxfordshire, GB;
Inventor:
Paul Robert Dunwoody, Oxfordshire, GB;
Assignee:
Crown Packaging Technology, Inc., Alsip, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25B 11/00 (2006.01); B21D 51/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25B 11/005 (2013.01); B21D 51/26 (2013.01); B21D 51/2692 (2013.01);
Abstract
The apparatus comprises holder () with a seating face on which a container such as a cupshaped article () stands. Air is supplied through channels and air pressure is balanced so as to hold the article () against the face. The profile of the apparatus guides a base feature, or 'stand' of the article () into the holder () and onto the seating face (), and contacts the article () radially outside the seating face (). The apparatus also has a concentric outer sleeve () to provide the additional radial contact and resist lateral movement of the article () while maintaining concentricity.