Apparatus for rotating a container body

An apparatus for rotating a container body, the apparatus comprising:

• a stationary housing;
• a turret mounted on a rotating shaft proximate to the housing, the turret having a plurality of pockets formed therein;
• and
• a roller assembly disposed within each pocket, each roller assembly having a body portion and a drive roller portion, wherein each body portion has a contact portion for contacting a container body received in a respective pocket, and each drive roller is in contact with the housing such that as the turret rotates, friction between the drive rollers and the housing causes each roller assembly to rotate.

A method for lubricating an open end of a can body, the method comprising:

• feeding a can body into a pocket of a waxer turret, the pocket comprising a first roller assembly having a body portion and a drive roller portion;
• rotating the waxer turret;
• rotating the can body within the pocket as the waxer turret rotates, wherein rotation of the can body is caused by frictional forces between the drive roller and a stationary housing mounted proximate to the waxer turret;
• and
• lubricating the open end of the can body as the rotating can body passes through a lubricating station.