Shaped metal container and method for making same
US9707615B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 22, 2011 |
| Grant date | Jul 18, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 22, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65D1/0261
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
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.
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