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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2020
Ball Corporation, Westminster, CO (US);
BALL CORPORATION, Westminster, CO (US);
Abstract
A can end () for a two-piece beverage container () has a public side () opposite a product side (). A cured coating () is on the product side () of the can end () and forms a substantially continuous thin layer thereon. A circumferential curl () is centered about a longitudinal axis (). A circumferential chuckwall () extends downwardly from the curl (). A circumferential U-shaped countersink () is located downwardly from the chuckwall (). The countersink () has an annular bead defining a lowermost vertical extent of the can end (). A center panel () is located radially inwardly from the countersink () and is centered about the longitudinal axis (). The center panel () has a means for providing an opening in the can end (). A circumferential second coating () forms an annular layer on the product side () of the circumferential curl () and the cured coating (). The second coating () provides a layer on one or more fractures in the cured coating ().