发明名称 |
Apparatus and method for orienting a beverage container end closure and applying indicia in a predetermined location |
摘要 |
An apparatus and method of orienting and decorating container end closures is provided. More specifically, the present invention relates to apparatus and methods used to position container end closures in a predetermined orientation and then decorate a predetermined portion of the end closures. |
申请公布号 |
US9259913(B2) |
申请公布日期 |
2016.02.16 |
申请号 |
US201414332618 |
申请日期 |
2014.07.16 |
申请人 |
Ball Corporation |
发明人 |
Ellefson Dean C. |
分类号 |
B41F17/00;B41F17/28;B65G47/24;B65G47/244;B21D51/44;B65D17/00 |
主分类号 |
B41F17/00 |
代理机构 |
Sheridan Ross P.C. |
代理人 |
Sheridan Ross P.C. |
主权项 |
1. A method of orienting and decorating an end closure for a beverage container, comprising:
providing an end closure comprising a peripheral curl, a chuck wall extending downwardly from the peripheral curl, a countersink interconnected to a lower end of the chuck wall, a central panel interconnected to the countersink, a tear panel in the central panel, and a pull tab operably interconnected to an exterior surface of the central panel; placing an orientation head in rotational contact with an exterior surface of the end closure; rotating said orientation head and the end closure to a predetermined orientation; securing the end closure in said predetermined orientation; disengaging said orientation head from the end closure; and decorating a predetermined portion of the exterior surface of the end closure with an image. |
地址 |
Broomfield CO US |