Patent ID: 6887030

Claim:
An apparatus for resisting rotational movement of can ends in a downstacker, the apparatus comprising: (a) a housing having a bore for receiving the can ends with a flange at one end of the housing and a step at a second end of the housing; (b) a ring having a bore that is disposed within the housing, the ring having a one end and a second end, the second end of the ring located adjacent the step of the housing; (c) a second ring having a bore that is disposed within the housing, the second ring having a one end and a second end, either the one end or the second end of the second ring is located adjacent the one end of the ring; and (d) a sleeve having a bore that is disposed within the housing, the sleeve having a one end and a second end, the second end of the sleeve located adjacent the one end of the second ring wherein the bores of the ring, the second ring and the sleeve are in substantial alignment relative to each other.