Cup feed mechanism for vertical bodymaker

A bodymaker comprising:

• a cup feed assembly;
• a ram assembly disposed generally below said cup feed assembly;
• said cup feed assembly including a chute assembly, a rotatable feeder disk assembly, and a cup locator;
• said chute assembly including a generally horizontal transfer chute, said transfer chute including a first end and a second end, said transfer chute first end in communication with said feeder chute outlet end;
• said rotatable feeder disk assembly including a body with circumferential surface, said circumferential surface including a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion, said circumferential surface first portion having a generally constant radius, said circumferential surface second portion having a reducing radius, said circumferential surface third portion being a pocket;
• said rotatable feeder disk body including a second biasing device;
• said feeder disk body disposed in a generally horizontal plane and partially disposed in said transfer chute;
• said cup locator defining a holding space, said holding space in communication with said transfer chute second end;
• wherein said feeder disk assembly is structured to propel a cup disposed at said feeder chute outlet end through said transfer chute into said cup locator;
• and
• wherein said second biasing device is structured to maintain said cup in said holding space;
• said second biasing device includes an arcuate guide rail and a number of biasing devices;
• said feeder disk body includes a cutout having a reduced radius;
• said arcuate guide rail disposed in said disk body cutout;
• said number of biasing devices disposed between said arcuate guide rail and said feeder disk body;
• and
• wherein said arcuate guide rail is biased generally radially outwardly.