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Patent Number
Patent Inventor Names
Albert D. Johns0
Mark B. Littlejohn0
Mircea T. Sofronie0
Date of Patent
January 30, 2007
0Patent Application Number
104247770
Date Filed
April 28, 2003
0Patent Primary Examiner
Patent abstract
In an apparatus for manufacturing pressware containers from container blanks there is provided a plurality of inertial blank stop pins disposed so as to position a container blank prior to press forming. The stop pins are rotatable in order to absorb the kinetic energy of the container blanks as they are fed to the apparatus and eliminate blank bounce. In a further aspect of the invention there is provided a method of forming plates utilizing the improved apparatus including the inertial blank stop pins.
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