Patent ID: 7555926

Claim:
A cooling assembly adapted for use with an apparatus for altering the shape of a metallic container, comprising: a frame; a turret supported by said frame, said turret comprising a plurality of mandrels, each of said mandrels adapted for retaining at least one metallic container; a chamber substantially enclosing said turret; a cooling system, wherein an intake air temperature entering said cooling system is greater than a discharge air temperature exiting a discharge port of said cooling system; a conduit operably interconnecting said discharge port of said cooling system to an inlet in said chamber such that air discharged from said cooling system is directed into said chamber; a first opened shroud, which possesses a generally c-shaped cross section in operable communication with said inlet of said chamber, said first opened shroud shaped to direct cooled air from said cooling system around a portion of the circumference of said turret that is adjacent to said first opened shroud; a second opened shroud, which possesses a generally c-shaped cross section in operable communication with said inlet of said chamber and spaced from said first opened shroud, said second opened shroud shaped to direct cooled air from said cooling system around a portion of the circumference of said turret that is adjacent to said second opened shroud; and wherein the discharged air is operably divided and directed to said first opened shroud and said second opened shroud and directed generally around the circumference of said turret, wherein the temperature of the turret and said mandrels can be maintained within a pre-determined range.