Patent ID: 7975520

Claim:
Tooling for the manufacture of a tab having a first surface which is a top surface of the tab, and a second surface which is a bottom surface of the tab, the tab to be affixed to a can end, the tooling comprising: a first tool having a first generally planar surface connected to an arcuate surface connected to a first projection; a second tool having a second generally planar surface connected to a second projection, wherein the first generally planar surface and the arcuate surface of the first tool are structured to cooperate with the projection of the second tool to form arcuate strips on the second surface of the tab proximate to a peripheral surface of the tab, wherein the arcuate surface of the first tool is structured to wipe the peripheral surface of the tab over the second tool, and wherein the arcuate strips comprise a thinned portion of the tab structured to be formed further into a preselected portion of a curled or hemmed portion of the tab.