Patent ID: 7997111

Claim:
A waxer assembly for a can necking machine assembly, the waxer assembly comprising: a fixed ring having an inner wall and a removable outer wall, a waxer turret mounted on a rotating shaft, the waxer turret including peripheral pockets, each of the pockets are adapted for receiving a can body and comprising a can roller; and a lubricating station positioned proximate to the waxer turret and adapted to lubricate an end of the can bodies as the waxer turret rotates; wherein (i) each can roller comprises a body portion and a drive roller extending from the body portion, (ii) a contact portion of each body portion is positioned within a respective pocket such that the contact portion is adapted to contact an outer surface of the can body received in the pocket, (iii) each drive roller is in contact with the fixed ring such that as the waxer turret rotates, friction between the drive roller and the fixed ring causes the can roller to rotate, and (iv) removal of the outer wall allows the frictional contact between the drive roller and the fixed ring to be removed.