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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2011
Applicants:
Robert E. Dick, Cheswick, PA (US);
Anthony J. Fedusa, Lower Burrell, PA (US);
Gary L. Myers, Sarver, PA (US);
Inventors:
Robert E. Dick, Cheswick, PA (US);
Anthony J. Fedusa, Lower Burrell, PA (US);
Gary L. Myers, Sarver, PA (US);
Assignee:
Alcoa USA Corp., Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B21D 51/26 (2006.01); B65D 1/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B21D 51/2615 (2013.01); B21D 51/2638 (2013.01); B65D 1/023 (2013.01);
Abstract
A shaped metal container having less metal than prior art shaped metal containers while still able to handle sufficient axial load and undergo shaping processes, including necking, without wrinkling, buckling, collapsing or other physical defect is disclosed. Processes for shaping a metal container having a sidewall of variable thickness, wherein a portion of the sidewall having a variable thickness is shaped using a die or dies are also disclosed.