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Title:
CAN END ROTATION RESISTING APPARATUS AND METHOD
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2004013002
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
An apparatus (10, 110) for resisting rotational movement of can ends in a downstacker is provided that includes a housing (12, 112) having a bore (18, 118), a ring (22, 122) having a bore (24, 124) that is disposed within the housing (12, 112), a second ring (28, 128) having a bore (34, 134) that is disposed within the housing (12, 112) and a sleeve (36, 136) having a bore (38, 138) that is disposed within the housing (12, 112) wherein the bores of the ring (22, 122), the second ring (28, 128) and the sleeve (36, 136) are in substantial alignment relative to each other. A method of resisting the rotational movement of can ends in a downstacker is also provided.

Inventors:
BOWMAN KENNETH A
BERGSTROM DANIEL B
MATHABEL RICHARD R
Application Number:
PCT/US2003/024606
Publication Date:
June 17, 2004
Filing Date:
August 05, 2003
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
ALCOA INC (US)
International Classes:
B21D51/26; B65D1/00; B65G59/06; B65G59/10; B65H3/00; B65D; (IPC1-7): B65G59/10
Foreign References:
US3618550A1971-11-09
US3930557A1976-01-06
US3999495A1976-12-28
US4775274A1988-10-04
US4846774A1989-07-11
US5335810A1994-08-09
US6035672A2000-03-14
Other References:
See also references of EP 1545987A4
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