Can flattener

Details Can flattener Can flattener

1980-12-05

1982-11-16

Wilhite, Billy J.

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Automatic or material triggered control

Of material addition, deposition, or discharging

100 49, 100 53, 100 99, 100137, 100215, 100257, 100295, 100902, B30B 932

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043589944

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus to flatten a container such as a can employed in the soft drink or beer industry. The apparatus is so designed so as to initially bend the can in half and following the bending of the can in half, the can is then flattened or compressed so as to present a relatively thin laminate. The apparatus is designed to operate in a timed sequence of operation of thus effect the bending of the can and subsequently flatten the same.

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patent: 3024720 (1962-03-01), Welsh
patent: 3062130 (1962-11-01), Huber
patent: 3659520 (1972-05-01), Garrett et al.
patent: 3732804 (1973-05-01), Moller

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