Patent ID: 6250122
Filing Date: 2001-06-26
Classification: B21D,Y10T

Abstract:
An apparatus for shaping a metal container, the container including a thin, generally cylindrical wall extending axially between a bottom region and an upper region, the apparatus comprising:a die having a contour different from a first surface of said container wall and at least partially spaced therefrom;first and second supports for contacting at least portions of said container bottom region and upper region, respectively, said first and second supports positionable, with respect to one another, to place at least a first portion of said container wall in axial load;a pressurized stream of a first fluid directed in at least a first direction having a non-axial component, against at least a portion of a second opposite surface of said container wall, while said first portion of said container wall is in axial load, wherein at least a portion of said container wall is substantially conformed to said die contour; anda second fluid within said container under a substantially constant pressure.