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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2015
Applicant:
Ball Corporation, Broomfield, CO (US);
Inventors:
John R. Ross, Westminster, CO (US);
Anthony J. Scott, Westminster, CO (US);
Howard C. Chasteen, Westminster, CO (US);
Linda A. Hines, Westminster, CO (US);
Assignee:
BALL CORPORATION, Broomfield, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 1/02 (2006.01); B65D 39/08 (2006.01); B65D 39/04 (2006.01); B65D 51/28 (2006.01); B21D 51/40 (2006.01); B21H 3/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 1/0246 (2013.01); B21D 51/40 (2013.01); B21H 3/02 (2013.01); B65D 39/08 (2013.01); B65D 51/28 (2013.01); B65D 39/04 (2013.01); B65D 2101/0007 (2013.01); B65D 2101/0023 (2013.01); B65D 2539/003 (2013.01); B65D 2539/006 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates generally to a container that may be sealed and reclosed with a threaded closure. More specifically, the present invention relates to methods of manufacturing a metallic container having an opening with inwardly facing threads that are formed after a threaded closure is inserted at least partially into the opening. The container opening may be selectively sealed and reclosed with the threaded closure which releasably engages the container threads.