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Container and method of manufacture

Assignee: Continental Can Co Inc
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Filing: 1957-05-10
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Granted: 1963-01-15
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Expires: 1977-05-10
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Henchert John

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-26 12:30
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D21/00; B65D21/02; B65D21/0209; B65D21/023; B65D21/0231; B21; B21D; B21D51/00; B21D51/16; B21D51/26; B21D51/30; B21D51/32; B65D15/00; B65D15/02; B65D15/16; B65D15/18; B65D47/00; B65D47/04; B65D47/06; B65D47/12; B65D47/14; B65D47/147; B65D47/148

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 303 words
IN A CONTAINER, AN END CLOSURE HAVING A CLOSURE DISK AND A CHUCK WALL CONNECTED THEREWITH; SAID CHUCK WALL HAVING AN OUTER PORTION OF SUBSTANTIALLY UNIFORM DIAMETER, AN INNER END PORTION OF REDUCED DIAMETER AND MERGING INWARDLY TO SAID DISK, AND A SHOULDER AT THE JUNCTURE OF SAID OUTER PORTION WITH SAID REDUCED INNER END PORTION; SAID END CLOSURE ALSO HAVING A PERIPHERAL SKIRT AND A BIGHT CONNECTING ONE END OF SAID SKIRT TO SAID OUTER PORTION OF SAID CHUCK WALL, THE FREE END OF SAID SKIRT BEING CURLED INWARDLY AND FORMING A HOLLOW BEAD OPPOSED TO SAID REDUCED INNER END AND SAID SHOULDER OF SAID CHUCK WALL, THE DIAMETER OF SAID SKIRT BEING GRADUALLY DECREASED FROM SAID BIGHT AND SAID BEAD TO THE MID-LENGTH OF SAID SKIRT AND PROVIDING THIS SKIRT WITH A PORTION WHICH DIVERGES FROM SAID OUTER PORTION OF SAID CHUCK WALL TOWARD SAID BIGHT; AND A YIELDABLE CONTAINER WALL HAVING ONE END CONFINED BETWEEN SAID CHUCK WALL AND SAID SKIRT, THE OUTER SURFACE OF THE OUTER PORTION OF SAID CHUCK WALL BEING ALIGNED WITH THE INNER SURFACE OF THE MAIN PORTION OF SAID CONTAINER WALL AND THE UPPER PART OF SAID CONTAINER WALL ENGAGED WITH SAID CHUCK WALL OUTER PORTION BEING ALIGNED WITH THE PART OF SAID CONTAINER WALL DISPOSED BELOW SAID END CLOSURE, SAID CONTAINER WALL HAVING AN INTENSIVELY COMPRESSED PORTION HELD BY SAID BEAD AGAINST SAID SHOULDER AND SAID REDUCED END OF SAID CHUCK WALL, THE CURLED END OF SAID SKIRT AFTER FORMING SAID HOLLOW BEAD TERMINATING IN SPACED RELATION WITH THE ADJACENT PORTION OF SAID SKIRT FOR YIELDABLE CONTACT OF SAID BEAD WITH THE CONTAINER WALL, SAID CONTAINER WALL HAVING DIVERGING PORTIONS OF SAID CHUCK WALL AND SKIRT AND CONFORMING THERETO WITH THE UPPER PORTION OF SAID CONTAINER WALL BEING OF A WEDGE SHAPED CROSS SECTION.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 303 words
IN A CONTAINER, AN END CLOSURE HAVING A CLOSURE DISK AND A CHUCK WALL CONNECTED THEREWITH; SAID CHUCK WALL HAVING AN OUTER PORTION OF SUBSTANTIALLY UNIFORM DIAMETER, AN INNER END PORTION OF REDUCED DIAMETER AND MERGING INWARDLY TO SAID DISK, AND A SHOULDER AT THE JUNCTURE OF SAID OUTER PORTION WITH SAID REDUCED INNER END PORTION; SAID END CLOSURE ALSO HAVING A PERIPHERAL SKIRT AND A BIGHT CONNECTING ONE END OF SAID SKIRT TO SAID OUTER PORTION OF SAID CHUCK WALL, THE FREE END OF SAID SKIRT BEING CURLED INWARDLY AND FORMING A HOLLOW BEAD OPPOSED TO SAID REDUCED INNER END AND SAID SHOULDER OF SAID CHUCK WALL, THE DIAMETER OF SAID SKIRT BEING GRADUALLY DECREASED FROM SAID BIGHT AND SAID BEAD TO THE MID-LENGTH OF SAID SKIRT AND PROVIDING THIS SKIRT WITH A PORTION WHICH DIVERGES FROM SAID OUTER PORTION OF SAID CHUCK WALL TOWARD SAID BIGHT; AND A YIELDABLE CONTAINER WALL HAVING ONE END CONFINED BETWEEN SAID CHUCK WALL AND SAID SKIRT, THE OUTER SURFACE OF THE OUTER PORTION OF SAID CHUCK WALL BEING ALIGNED WITH THE INNER SURFACE OF THE MAIN PORTION OF SAID CONTAINER WALL AND THE UPPER PART OF SAID CONTAINER WALL ENGAGED WITH SAID CHUCK WALL OUTER PORTION BEING ALIGNED WITH THE PART OF SAID CONTAINER WALL DISPOSED BELOW SAID END CLOSURE, SAID CONTAINER WALL HAVING AN INTENSIVELY COMPRESSED PORTION HELD BY SAID BEAD AGAINST SAID SHOULDER AND SAID REDUCED END OF SAID CHUCK WALL, THE CURLED END OF SAID SKIRT AFTER FORMING SAID HOLLOW BEAD TERMINATING IN SPACED RELATION WITH THE ADJACENT PORTION OF SAID SKIRT FOR YIELDABLE CONTACT OF SAID BEAD WITH THE CONTAINER WALL, SAID CONTAINER WALL HAVING DIVERGING PORTIONS OF SAID CHUCK WALL AND SKIRT AND CONFORMING THERETO WITH THE UPPER PORTION OF SAID CONTAINER WALL BEING OF A WEDGE SHAPED CROSS SECTION.

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Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1966-01-14 1966-07-16 1967-01-15 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1970-01-14 1970-07-16 1971-01-15 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1974-01-14 1974-07-16 1975-01-15 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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