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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 1998
Filed:
Jun. 16, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Steve Zampella, South Plainfield, NJ (US);
Robert E Caskey, Ocean Port, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Russell-Stanley Corporation, Red Bank, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
220619 ;
Abstract
A steel drum having a cylindrical body with rolling hoops at about 1/3 and 2/3 of the height of the drum, the rolling hoops having a flattened outer surface and a diameter no greater than 231/4 inches, where the diameter of the cylindrical body is consistent except for the areas of the rolling hoops. Other than a reduced diameter rolling hoop and a retooled swedger, all dimensions of the drum, tools and materials for manufacture are the same as a standard steel drum.