Sheet metal container making – Apparatus to form container closure – Having means uniting pull tab to closure
Reexamination Certificate
2007-06-26
2007-06-26
Larson, Lowell A. (Department: 3725)
Sheet metal container making
Apparatus to form container closure
Having means uniting pull tab to closure
C413S014000
Reexamination Certificate
active
11406563
ABSTRACT:
A system for forming and attaching lift-tabs to can ends to form easy opening lift-tab can ends comprises a frame and a tab press for forming a lift-tab. The system also includes a drive roller adapted to move the strip of metal stock material through the tab press. The system further includes a conversion press for attaching a lift-tab onto a can end, a conveyor, a power source including a tab press power source, and a crank shaft operatively connected to the tab press power source. The crank shaft is adapted to transmit power for operating either or both of the tab press and the conversion press. The tab press crank shaft and the conversion press crank shaft are connected to each other by a drive belt.
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Artrip Jerry
Larson Lowell A.
Nguyen Jimmy
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