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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2012
Applicant:
Silgan Containers Llc, Woodland Hills, CA (US);
Inventors:
Gerald J. Baker, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
Rowdy H. Holstine, Hartford, WI (US);
Jianwen Hu, Nashnotah, WI (US);
Assignee:
Silgan Containers LLC, Woodland Hills, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B21D 51/26 (2006.01); B65D 6/38 (2006.01); B65D 6/28 (2006.01); B65D 8/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 7/46 (2013.01); B21D 51/2607 (2013.01); B21D 51/2646 (2013.01); B21D 51/2669 (2013.01); B65D 7/04 (2013.01); B65D 7/34 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49826 (2015.01);
Abstract
A metal food can including a metal sidewall is provided. The diameter of the sidewall varies at different axial positions along the sidewall. The can includes a can end coupled to an end of the metal sidewall, and a plurality of circumferential beads formed in the metal sidewall. The shape of each circumferential bead varies based upon the diameter of the section of the sidewall in which the beads are formed.