Invention Application
- Patent Title: METALLIC CONTAINER WITH A THREADED CLOSURE
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Application No.: PCT/US2019/059888Application Date: 2019-11-05
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Publication No.: WO2020097094A1Publication Date: 2020-05-14
- Inventor: ROSS, John R. , SCOTT, Anthony J. , CHASTEEN, Howard C. , HINES, Linda A.
- Applicant: BALL CORPORATION
- Applicant Address: 10 Longs Peak Drive Broomfield, Colorado 80021 US
- Assignee: BALL CORPORATION
- Current Assignee: BALL CORPORATION
- Current Assignee Address: 10 Longs Peak Drive Broomfield, Colorado 80021 US
- Agency: KUGLER, Bruce A.
- Priority: US62/755,654 20181105
- Main IPC: B21D51/40
- IPC: B21D51/40 ; B21H3/02 ; B65D39/08
Abstract:
The present invention relates generally to a container that may be sealed and reclosed with a threaded closure. More specifically, the present invention relates to methods of manufacturing a metallic container having an opening with inwardly facing threads. The threads are formed on the metallic container by pressing a neck portion of the metallic container against closure threads of a threaded closure which is inserted at least partially into the opening. The container threads may optionally be formed while the threaded closure is in tension. In this manner, after the container threads are formed, the closure threads can apply a force to the container threads such that the threaded closure is in tension. The container opening may be selectively sealed and reclosed with the threaded closure which releasably engages the container threads. Novel apparatus and methods of sealing metallic containers and forming threads on the metallic containers are also disclosed.
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