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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 1981
Filed:
Mar. 26, 1979
Applicant:
Inventors:
Horst F Arfert, Midlothian, VA (US);
Edward D Gardner, Chesterfield County, VA (US);
Charles H Nicklies, Chesterfield County, VA (US);
Assignee:
Reynolds Metals Company, Richmond, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B21D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
72349 ; 113 / ; 1131 / ; 1131 / ;
Abstract
A method of forming a nestable and stackable drawn and ironed container is disclosed. The container is designed to permit a plurality of the containers to be stacked within one another to thereby permit transport of empty containers while occupying far less space than previously required for beverage containers.