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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 02, 1999
Filed:
Sep. 12, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Tuan A Nguyen, Golden, CO (US);
Howard Curtis Chasteen, Golden, CO (US);
Michael Duane Richardson, Louisville, CO (US);
Assignee:
Ball Corporation, Broomfield, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D / ; B65D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
220276 ; 220279 ; 220280 ; 2203101 ;
Abstract
An open-ended container body is covered, preferably sealingly, by an endpiece/sealing-member. An annular flange of the endpiece/sealing-member is captured by crimping with a container body flange. The endpiece/sealing-member flange is coupled to the remainder of the endpiece/sealing-member by a tear strip which, upon removal, permits the remainder of the endpiece/sealing-member to be fully or partially removed from the open end of the container. The tearstrip is preferably integrally formed with the remainder of the endcap.