Mark B. Littlejohn - Appleton WI, US Eric J. Berg - Appleton WI, US Daniel A. Duncan - Fort Smith AR, US James W. Gregory - Van Buren AR, US Kenneth J. Zirbel - Kaukauna WI, US
Assignee:
Dixie Consumer Products LLC - Atlanta GA
International Classification:
B29C 51/00 B31B 1/12
US Classification:
425397, 425400, 493143, 493152, 271195
Abstract:
Embodiments of the invention provide improvements to dies used in the formation of pressware from blanks. In some embodiments, the die includes at least one stop that helps contain the blank as it is fed to the die and that allows for improved adjustability of the stop with respect to the die. In some embodiments, the die includes a defined recess that contains and centers the blank on the die as the blank is fed to the die.