Method and apparatus for applying closures to containers
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Sep 9, 1980
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May 25, 1979
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May 31, 1978
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Abstract
In applying an unthreaded metal closure to the threaded neck of a bottle by the use of profiled thread rollers to shape the skirt of the closure shell into conformity with the bottle thread while the shell is pressed down on the mouth of the bottle, the part of the skirt in which the thread is formed is engaged during the thread-rolling operation by at least one plain roll angularly displaced with respect to the thread rollers.
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- 15 United States
- 10 France
- 8 Japan
- 7 China
- 5 Korea
- 2 Other
Patent Owner(s)
- METAL CLOSURES LIMITED
International Classification(s)

- 1979 Application Filing Year
- B67B Class
- 62 Applications Filed
- 0 Patents Issued To-Date
- 0 % Issued To-Date
Inventor(s)
Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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Guest, John H | Sutton Coldfield, GB | 5 | 36 |
# of filed Patents : 5 Total Citations : 36 |
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- B67B Class
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