CAN END ROTATION RESISTING APPARATUS AND METHOD
Application 319/CHENP/2005 published 2007-08-24, filed 2005-03-04
An apparatus for resisting rotational movement of can ends in a downstacker is provided, that includes a housing having a bore, a ring having a bore that is disposed within the housing, a second ring having a bore that is disposed within the housing and a sleeve having a bore that is disposed within the housing wherein the bores of the ring, the second ring and the sleeve are in substantial alignment relative to each other. A method of resisting the rotational movement of can ends in a downstacker is also provided.
Applicant
1)ALCOA INC.
:Alcoa Corporate Center, 201 Isabella Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15212-5858 U.S.A.
Inventor
1)BOWMAN, Kenneth, A. 2)BERGSTROM, Daniel, B 3)MATHABEL, Richard, R.
International Info
Classification: B65G 59/10
Publication Number: WO/2004/013002
Application Date: 2003-08-05
Priority Information
10/212,328 U.S.A. 2002-08-06