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(11) EP 3 243 618 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
04.04.2018 Bulletin 2018/14

(43) Date of publication A2:
15.11.2017 Bulletin 2017/46

(21) Application number: 17169243.7

(22) Date of filing: 03.05.2017
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
B26F 1/38(2006.01)
B31F 1/07(2006.01)
 B26D 7/32(2006.01)
B26F 1/44(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA ME
Designated Validation States:
MA MD

(30) Priority: 05.05.2016 GB 201607888

(71) Applicant: T.W.Parker (Paper) Limited
Liverpool, Merseyside L30 4XL (GB)

(72) Inventors:
  • HOOD, Phillip Michael
    Liverpool, Merseyside L30 4XL (GB)
  • ROCHE, Eugene
    Liverpool, Merseyside L30 4XL (GB)

(74) Representative: Appleyard Lees IP LLP 
15 Clare Road
Halifax HX1 2HY
Halifax HX1 2HY (GB)

   


(54) IMPROVEMENTS IN AND RELATING TO PRODUCTION OF LIDS


(57) Disclosed is an apparatus for forming a lid from a sheet of a flexible material, the apparatus comprising an embosser arranged to emboss a surface of the sheet of the flexible material, and a cutter arranged to separate the lid from the sheet of the flexible material, wherein the cutter comprises: a first cylinder arranged to rotate about a first axis; a cutting die provided on a surface of the first cylinder; and a second cylinder arranged to engage the sheet of the flexible material so that the sheet engages the cutting die on the first cylinder, whereby the cutting die separates the lid from the sheet of the flexible material.







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