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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:
Jun. 13, 1989
Filed:
Jan. 19, 1988
Applicant:
Inventor:
Thomas A Gallagher, Chagrin Falls, OH (US);
Assignee:
Van Dorn Company, Cleveland, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2191171 ; 219 64 ;
Abstract
An improved method of forming a cylindrical metal can body is disclosed. The improvement includes forming special ears for the bale and orienting the ears in a specific direction so that the ears can be resistance welded to flat rectilinear sheet stock which can subsequently be accurately rolled into a cylindrical form with a closely controlled overlap.