Patent ID: 9375774
Filing Date: 2016-06-28
CPC Classification: B21D

Claim Text:
1. Apparatus for forming a single walled cylindrical container body having an open end and an oppositely disposed closed end, said apparatus comprising: a first station adapted to blank and draw a portion of flat sheet metal stock into a cup having an open end and an oppositely disposed closed end, a first reciprocally movable ram located within said first station, said first reciprocally movable ram adapted to draw said portion of said flat sheet metal stock into said cup; a second station adapted to reverse draw said cup into an elongated cylinder having an open end and an oppositely disposed closed end, a second reciprocally movable ram located within said second station, said second reciprocally movable ram adapted to reverse draw said cup into said elongated cylinder; and a third station adapted to reverse draw and iron said elongated cylinder having an open end and an oppositely disposed closed end into said single walled cylindrical container body having an open end and an oppositely disposed closed end, a third reciprocally movable ram located within said third station, said third reciprocally movable ram adapted to reverse draw and iron said elongated cylinder into said cylindrical container body.