Methods and apparatus for redrawing thin-walled container bodies

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5315858
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07979279

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Methods and apparatus for redrawing a drawn cup are disclosed. In particular, the methods and apparatus disclosed are directed to redrawing a container body for use in a two piece beverage container. The redraw operation uses a redraw sleeve and a redraw ring that prevent wrinkles when a thin gauge metal is employed. The wrinkles are prevented by providing cooperating displacements on the surfaces of the redraw ring and the redraw sleeve that clamp the bottom surface of the cup that is being redrawn. This displacement provides a convoluted path through which the metal is pulled during the redraw operation to increase the resistance to being drawn and the tension in the side wall, thereby substantially eliminating wrinkles.

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CROWN CORK & SEAL COMPANY INC11535 SOUTH CENTRAL AVENUE ALSIP IL 60803

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Gruodis, Robert J Palos Hts., IL 6 200
Naggert, Dieter K Oak Forest, IL 2 4
Tang, James J Palatine, IL 5 111

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