Patent ID: 9259913
Filing Date: 2016-02-16
CPC Classification: B21D,B41F,B65D,B65G

Claim Text:
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 of 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.