Patent ID: 6959577

Claim:
An apparatus adapted for simultaneously reforming and reprofiling a bottom portion of a container, the container having a side wall disposed about a longitudinal axis, the bottom portion being interconnected to the side wall and having an annular support member with an inner surface and an outer surface, comprising: a mandrel for holding said container, a container reforming assembly comprising a roller block aligned in opposing relationship to the bottom portion of the container, said roller block having an outer annular edge and a leading surface; a shaft for rotating said reform assembly; at least one pair of outside reprofile rollers which extend outwardly from said leading surface of said roller block and are positioned proximate to said outer annular edge; at least one pair of reform rollers which project outwardly from said roller block leading surface and which are operably sized to engage the inner surface of the annular support member of the container; and a spring operably interconnected to said pair of reform rollers, wherein when a force is applied to an annular flange on said pair of reform rollers by the bottom portion of the container, said reform rollers extend outwardly toward said outer annular edge of said roller block, wherein an interior can profile is created on the inner surface of said annular support member by said pair of reform rollers, and an exterior can profile is created on the outer surface of said annular support member by said at least one pair of outside reprofile rollers.