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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2014
Applicant:
Ball Corporation, Broomfield, CO (US);
Inventors:
Greg Robinson, Boulder, CO (US);
David J. Bonfoey, Thornton, CO (US);
Dean L. Johnson, Littleton, CO (US);
Anthony J. Scott, Westminster, CO (US);
Assignee:
Ball Corporation, Broomfield, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B21D 51/38 (2006.01); B65D 1/02 (2006.01); B65D 41/04 (2006.01); B21D 51/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 1/0246 (2013.01); B21D 51/2638 (2013.01); B21D 51/38 (2013.01); B65D 1/023 (2013.01); B65D 41/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus and method of making and applying threaded twist-off neck finishes for metal containers is provided. More specifically, the present invention relations to apparatus and methods used to form metallic bottles with threaded necks adapted to receive selectively removable threaded closures. The threaded neck may be formed by interconnecting a threaded outsert to a metallic bottle. Alternatively, the threaded neck may be formed as an integral portion of the neck of the bottle.