Patent ID: 9481022
Filing Date: 2016-11-01
CPC Classification: B21D,B65D

Claim Text:
1. Tooling for selectively forming a blank of material into a metallic container, the container including a first sidewall, a second sidewall, and a bottom portion extending between the first sidewall and the second sidewall, the tooling comprising: an upper tooling assembly; and a lower tooling assembly, wherein the blank of material is clamped between the upper tooling assembly and the lower tooling assembly, proximate to the first sidewall and proximate to the second sidewall, wherein the bottom portion is stretched and thereby thinned relative to the first sidewall and the second sidewall to form a thinned preselected profile, the profile having a width and a grain, wherein the thinned preselected profile is uniform in thickness along the width of the profile, and wherein the thinned preselected profile is uniform in thickness independent of the grain of the profile.