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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2024
Filed:
May. 18, 2023
Applicant:
Stolle Machinery Company, Llc, Centennial, CO (US);
Inventors:
Dennis Cornelius Stammen, Brookville, OH (US);
Mark Mitchell, Sidney, OH (US);
Christopher Macke, Sidney, OH (US);
Assignee:
Stolle Machinery Company, LLC, Centennial, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B21D 51/38 (2006.01); B65D 17/28 (2006.01); B65D 41/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B21D 51/38 (2013.01); B65D 17/401 (2018.01); B65D 41/40 (2013.01); B65D 2517/0016 (2013.01);
Abstract
A can end including a central panel with an expandable bubble disposed thereon is provided. The use of an expandable bubble allows for an expandable rivet button and thereafter an expandable rivet that has an enhanced overlap of a tab body. Such an expandable rivet allows for the use of a metal sheet with a thinner base thickness.