	US 11,731,186 B2
	Container, and selectively formed cup, tooling and associated method for providing same
Aaron E. Carstens, Centerville, OH (US); James A. McClung, Canton, OH (US); Patrick K. McCarty, Dayton, OH (US); and Gregory H. Butcher, Cable, OH (US)
Assigned to Stolle Machinery Company, LLC, Centennial, CO (US)
Filed by Stolle Machinery Company, LLC, Centennial, CO (US)
Filed on Nov. 12, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/681,018.
Application 13/856,694 is a division of application No. 12/902,202, filed on Oct. 12, 2010, granted, now 8,439,222, issued on May 14, 2013.
Application 16/681,018 is a continuation of application No. 15/286,954, filed on Oct. 6, 2016, granted, now 10,525,519.
Application 15/286,954 is a continuation in part of application No. 13/856,694, filed on Apr. 4, 2013, granted, now 9,481,022.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/253,633, filed on Oct. 21, 2009.
Prior Publication US 2020/0147665 A1, May 14, 2020
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B21D 22/20 (2006.01); B21D 24/00 (2006.01); B21D 51/26 (2006.01); B65D 1/16 (2006.01)

CPC B21D 22/20 (2013.01) [B21D 24/005 (2013.01); B21D 51/26 (2013.01); B65D 1/165 (2013.01)]

13 Claims

1. Tooling for selectively forming a blank of material into a container, the container including a sidewall and a bottom portion, the tooling comprising:

an upper tool assembly;

a lower tool assembly;

the upper tool assembly and the lower tool assembly include a number of clamp beads;

wherein the upper tool assembly and the lower tool assembly are structured to clamp the bottom portion inboard of the sidewall with the number of clamp beads to prevent material in the sidewall from flowing into the bottom portion when the bottom portion is stretched, wherein;

the upper tool assembly includes a forming punch;

the number of clamp beads includes a number of clamp bead recesses on the forming punch:

wherein the lower tool assembly includes a pad; and

the number of clamp beads includes a number of clamp bead projections on the pad.