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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2024
Applicant:
Stolle Machinery Company, Llc, Centennial, CO (US);
Inventors:
Bryan Lee Schoenlein, Minster, OH (US);
Dennis Cornelius Stammen, Brookville, OH (US);
Craig A. Mceldowney, Russia, OH (US);
Assignee:
Stolle Machinery Company, LLC, Centennial, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 17/40 (2006.01); B65D 17/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 17/4012 (2018.01);
Abstract
A can end includes a rivet button extending upward from the can end. The rivet button includes a head with a rounded profile. The rounded profile includes a plurality of curvatures. Each curvature has a distinct radius of curvature. The plurality of curvatures assists in forming the rivet button into a rivet.