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...that a workman who left the soap mixing machine on too long was responsible for making Ivory Soap? He was so embarrassed by his mistake that he threw the mess in a stream. Imagine his dismay when the evidence of his error floated to the surface! Result: Ivory soap, the soap that floats.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5339600 | Cap conveying unit Cap holder means which holds the inner peripheral surface of a cap has an outer diameter which may be shrunk to a value less than and expanded to another value greater than the diameter of the inner peripheral surface of the cap. When the cap holder means... | 08/23/1994 |
| 4912905 | Contact pressure element for metal foil blanks laid around the neck and head of bottles in a labelling machine The invention relates to a contact pressure element for metal foil blanks laid around the neck and top of bottles (3) in a labelling machine. Retained by a retaining ring (5) in front of the opening of a casing (1) having a bell-shaped inner wall (7) is a... | 04/03/1990 |
| 4724654 | Expandable type lid welding piston A plunger (4) for joining an inner workpiece (7) to an outer tubular workpiece (2) is disclosed. The plunger includes an expansion element (9) which engages the inner workpiece and crimps it to the outer workpiece. The expansion element (9) is an annular ... | 02/16/1988 |
| 4692201 | Smoothing and pressing down device in labeling machines A device for smoothing and pressing down in labeling machines, intended for the point of a blank of foil wrapped around the neck and head of a bottle with the point projecting at the head, and having a pot-like housing that can be moved axially against th... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4640733 | Apparatus for forming and inserting an internal lid in a container An apparatus for inserting an internal lid (6, 7) in a tubular formed container (1) and for sealed connections of the lid to the inner of the container tube by constant heat welding, high frequency welding or ultrasonic welding and comprising a carrier (8... | 02/03/1987 |
| 4599123 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing a container having an inner end closure A method and an apparatus for manufacturing a tin-like container comprising a sleeve formed body or jacket (1) and at least one end closure (2, 3), in which the jacket (1) and the end closure or the end closures (2, 3) at the interior side of the containe... | 07/08/1986 |
| 4295320 | Closure conversion apparatus for existing closure applicating machines This invention provides substitute capping heads to apply a threaded closure on a bottle neck through the utilization of existing machines which were designed to apply an aluminum closure on a bottle neck by in situ formation of the threads in an aluminum... | 10/20/1981 |
