MANUFACTURING TOOLING AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING PUSH BUTTON CONTAINER CLOSURES

A tooling assembly and related method of manufacture for making a push button container closure are provided. Advantageously, the tooling assembly only includes one "all in one" press station at which all score lines are cut into the blank that is being formed into the container closure. Furthermore, the profiles and features of the container closure are generally rotationally symmetrical except at the score lines, and as such, no orientation dimples or other features need to be formed in the blank or used to maintain an exact rotational position of the blank as it moves between the various press stations of the tooling assembly. As a result, the manufacturing tooling itself is easier to use and more efficient because at least one press/scoring station and the orientation equipment of conventional tooling designs are no longer necessary in this process.