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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 06, 2017
Applicant:
Silgan Containers Llc, Woodland Hills, CA (US);
Inventors:
Gerald James Baker, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
Michael Patrick Moore, Hartford, WI (US);
Assignee:
Silgan Containers LLC, Woodland Hills, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 6/00 (2006.01); B65D 8/00 (2006.01); B65D 6/34 (2006.01); B65D 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 7/42 (2013.01); B65D 7/04 (2013.01); B65D 7/48 (2013.01); B65D 17/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
A thinned metal can end having a non-uniform thickness profile is provided. The can end has a central panel having at least a first thickness, a middle portion having at least a second thickness greater than the first thickness, and an end portion having at least a third thickness greater than the first and second thicknesses. The can end is configured to be joined to a can wall by a double seam.