Abstract: A tool for roll-forming a noncircular lip of a component includes a central shaft, first and second axles, and first and second rollers. The central shaft has a longitudinal axis. The central shaft is adapted to rotate about the longitudinal axis. The axles extend from and are fixed to the central shaft. The axles have respective first and second lateral axes that extend substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. The rollers are rotatably coupled to respective axles, adapted to rotate about the respective lateral axes, radially spaced with respect to the longitudinal axis, and circumferentially spaced with respect to each other. The first and second rollers are adapted to concurrently operably engage the noncircular lip, and deform the noncircular lip.

Abstract: A cardboard container for drinks and a process for making it is provided. The container has a perimetral wall (2) and a bottom wall and includes elements (4) for supporting another such container (1) nested inside.

Abstract: A cardboard container for drinks and a process for making it is provided. The container has a perimetral wall (2) and a bottom wall and includes elements (4) for supporting another such container (1) nested inside.

Abstract: Apparatus for lubricating and curling a rim of a paperboard container includes a housing block defining a central recess sized and configured to accept therein a rim of a paperboard container to be curled. An annular curling channel is disposed in the recess for curling the rim of the paperboard container in response to relative advancing movement between the paperboard container and the housing block. The housing block also defines an annular liquid channel concentrically disposed in surrounding relationship to the annular curling channel for distributing lubricating liquid. A porous liquid transfer ring is attached to the housing block in covering relationship to the annular liquid channel so that lubricating liquid supplied to the liquid channel comes into contact with the liquid transfer ring. The liquid transfer ring includes a circular edge surface which defines a central opening such that the liquid transfer ring extends at least partially over the curling channel.

Abstract: A container forming apparatus having multiple working stations for producing a two piece, open top, closed bottom container including means for feeding flat blanks to a first rotating turret; the first rotary turret fixed for rotation about a horizontal axis, and having a plurality of radially projecting mandrels thereon. Container bottoms are fed to the first rotating turret upstream of the flat blanks relative to a direction of rotation of the turret, and each of the flat blanks is folded in succession about respective mandrels. The bottoms are secured to each of the blanks by a vacuum at a first station to thereby form individual container assemblies. The drive indexes the turret so that each mandrel is rotated to successive workstations arranged circumferentially about the first turret. The successive workstations include at least one container bottom heating station, a bottom curl station and at least one bottom expander station.

Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed for forming a curl on an end of a tubular member. The apparatus includes first and second members. The first member is capable of holding the tubular member and has an external shoulder beyond which the first end of the tubular member extends a set amount. The second member is coaxially aligned with and is engageable with the first end of the tubular member. The second member includes a pilot which is sized to be inserted into the first end of the tubular member. The second member also includes a sleeve which surrounds the pilot and cooperates with the external shoulder when the second member engages the first end of the tubular member to form a curling chamber. The second member further includes a curling element positioned between the pilot and the sleeve which is capable of contacting the first end of the tubular member. The apparatus further includes means for rotating one of the members and means for moving the members into engagement.

Abstract: A workstation for a use with a turret-type cup making machine is disclosed. The workstation is designed for use in making containers, such as paperboard style cups. The workstation includes a rotatable roller assembly and a rotationally stationary guide member which cooperate to curl the sidewall blank with respect to the bottom blank. The rollers and guide member have adjacent surfaces designed to curl the bottom edge of a sidewall blank around a lip of the bottom blank and back into the recessed area at the bottom of the container.

Abstract: Containers and a method for forming such containers having larger brims with reduced brim curl defects is disclosed including providing a plurality of container blanks for forming containers, forming a plurality of container shells from the plurality of blanks, accumulating the plurality of container shells at an accumulation station, subjecting at least an upper periphery of the shells to a humid atmosphere to precondition the shells with the atmosphere preferably including steam, successively removing the shells from the accumulator and subsequently forming a brim curl about an upper periphery of the shell with the shells being subject to the humid atmosphere for a predetermined time period sufficient to form defect-free brim curls by extending the forming strain limits of the paperboard material. This method being carried out by using an accumulator for accumulating the container shells for further processing.

Abstract: The invention provides a process and apparatus for forming an outwardly rolled lip on a cylindrical container body. The apparatus of the invention includes a mandrel having a cylindrical shaped portion and a lip forming annular cavity positioned coaxially with, and axially spaced from the cylindrical portion of the mandrel. The annular cavity has a generally semi-circular cross-section including an open mouth and a closed bottom extending outwardly of the mandrel. The mandrel additionally includes a radially tapered portion between the cylindrical portion and the lip forming die. The radially tapered portion tapers radially outwardly in the direction towards the lip forming die. An axial forcing means forces a cylindrical container body axially along the mandrel towards the lip forming die to thereby stretch the open end before the end is forced into the cavity and rolled outwardly.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed for forming a tubular yarn carrier of the type adapted to have a yarn wound thereon to form a yarn package, and which includes an inturned annular end portion which is adapted to support the carrier on an internal spindle of a winding machine. The method of forming the inturned annular end portion includes inwardly turning one end of a tubular body member and so as to cause the end to be inwardly turned about an arc of about 180.degree., and while concurrently guiding the inwardly turned end radially outwardly into contact with the inside wall surface of the tubular member. The method results in the formation of a frusto-conical end portion which essentially locks against the inside wall surface of the carrier and thus prevents the inturned end portion from opening up during use.

Abstract: This invention relates to improved apparatus and method for forming the rim portion of frustoconically-shaped containers, preferably formed of paper or thermoplastic material. The invention is especially adapted to forming the helicoidal rim on the mouth of drinking cups as well as other types of frustoconical-shaped containers. The container sidewalls adjacent the open mouth are fully supported during rimming to provide stronger and more dimensionally accurate, uniform rims on such containers.

Abstract: An apparatus for flanging the upper and lower ends of a continuous stream of fiberboard cans includes a central rotating turret with a pair of flanges which rotate with the turret and are oriented to grasp each can in its top and bottom opening and press it against a pair of stationary curvilinear rails to spin the can as the rails flange the upper and lower ends of the can. An inlet turret and outlet turret sequentially space the cans and feed them into the rotating turret and flanges.

Abstract: A coin crimper for curling open end edges of packages with coins packed therein includes a package receiving opening, curling apparatus for curling the open end edges of the packages inserted in the opening and driving apparatus for rotatively driving the curling apparatus. According to the invention, the coin crimper comprises package receiving opening diameter changing apparatus for changing a diameter of the package receiving opening depending upon kinds of coins and hence packages of the coins, and curling position changing apparatus for changing a curling position where the open end edges of the packages are curled depending upon the coins, thereby enabling packages of coins having different diameters to be curled by the single coin crimper.

Abstract: Apparatus for crimping a noncircular edge portion of a cup-shaped container or for rolling a bead on a noncircular edge portion of such a container includes a plurality of forming rollers supported on a rotary tool carrier for rotation with the tool carrier and relative to it. A roller follower associated with each forming roller and engaged within a stationary cam track causes each forming roller to travel in a noncircular path about the axis of the tool carrier as the tool carrier rotates about its axis. The tool carrier moves in an axial direction generally toward and away from a mandrel or receiver supporting the container to move the forming rollers into and out of forming engagement with a noncircular edge of the container.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided whereby a generally tubular container is formed on a mandrel with an end member being sealed to the container sidewall to form an open-topped container. The open-topped container is subsequently conveyed through one or more finishing stations for appropriate finishing of the container's open end in order to ready the container for filling and acceptance of a closure. As the open ended container is conveyed incrementally to and received at one or more finishing stations, the bottom of the container is gripped while appropriate modifications are made to the top burner.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided whereby a generally tubular container is formed on a mandrel with an end member being sealed to the container sidewall to form an open-topped container. The open-topped container is subsequently conveyed through one or more finishing stations for appropriate finishing of the container's open end in order to ready the container for filling and acceptance of a closure. As the open ended container is conveyed incrementally to and received at one or more finishing stations, the bottom of the container is gripped while appropriate modifications are made to the top burner.