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.

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 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.