EP0005025A3 - Lightweight metal container - Google Patents

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EP0005025A3
EP0005025A3 EP79300591A EP79300591A EP0005025A3 EP 0005025 A3 EP0005025 A3 EP 0005025A3 EP 79300591 A EP79300591 A EP 79300591A EP 79300591 A EP79300591 A EP 79300591A EP 0005025 A3 EP0005025 A3 EP 0005025A3
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metal container
lightweight metal
lightweight
container
metal
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David Allen Straw
Edward C. Miller
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Ball Corp
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Ball Corp
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65DCONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D1/00Containers having bodies formed in one piece, e.g. by casting metallic material, by moulding plastics, by blowing vitreous material, by throwing ceramic material, by moulding pulped fibrous material, by deep-drawing operations performed on sheet material
    • B65D1/12Cans, casks, barrels, or drums
    • B65D1/14Cans, casks, barrels, or drums characterised by shape
    • B65D1/16Cans, casks, barrels, or drums characterised by shape of curved cross-section, e.g. cylindrical
    • B65D1/165Cylindrical cans
EP19790300591 1978-04-26 1979-04-10 Lightweight metal container Expired EP0005025B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (4)

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US90044178A 1978-04-26 1978-04-26
US900441 1978-04-26
US96249378A 1978-11-20 1978-11-20
US962493 1978-11-20

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EP0005025A2 EP0005025A2 (en) 1979-10-31
EP0005025A3 true EP0005025A3 (en) 1979-11-14
EP0005025B1 EP0005025B1 (en) 1983-10-19

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EP19790300591 Expired EP0005025B1 (en) 1978-04-26 1979-04-10 Lightweight metal container

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EP (1) EP0005025B1 (en)
AU (1) AU525803B2 (en)
CA (1) CA1096789A (en)
DE (1) DE2966324D1 (en)
MX (1) MX149013A (en)

Families Citing this family (7)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4515284A (en) * 1980-08-21 1985-05-07 Reynolds Metals Company Can body bottom configuration
US4485663A (en) * 1981-02-13 1984-12-04 American Can Company Tool for making container
US4465199A (en) * 1981-06-22 1984-08-14 Katashi Aoki Pressure resisting plastic bottle
GB2114031B (en) * 1982-02-02 1985-10-09 Metal Box Plc Method of forming containers
CA2038817C (en) * 1990-04-06 1997-04-22 Gary Arthur Baldwin Beverage container with improved drop resistance
SE508716C2 (en) * 1996-01-15 1998-11-02 Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance The bottom of a package with internal overpressure
SG11201406613SA (en) * 2012-05-08 2014-11-27 Nestec Sa Containers having improved load-bearing capacity

Citations (4)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3693828A (en) * 1970-07-22 1972-09-26 Crown Cork & Seal Co Seamless steel containers
US3730383A (en) * 1971-07-29 1973-05-01 Aluminum Co Of America Container body and a method of forming the same
US3942673A (en) * 1974-05-10 1976-03-09 National Can Corporation Wall construction for containers
US3998174A (en) * 1975-08-07 1976-12-21 National Steel Corporation Light-weight, high-strength, drawn and ironed, flat rolled steel container body method of manufacture

Patent Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3693828A (en) * 1970-07-22 1972-09-26 Crown Cork & Seal Co Seamless steel containers
US3730383A (en) * 1971-07-29 1973-05-01 Aluminum Co Of America Container body and a method of forming the same
US3942673A (en) * 1974-05-10 1976-03-09 National Can Corporation Wall construction for containers
US3998174A (en) * 1975-08-07 1976-12-21 National Steel Corporation Light-weight, high-strength, drawn and ironed, flat rolled steel container body method of manufacture

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EP0005025B1 (en) 1983-10-19
AU4633279A (en) 1979-11-01
DE2966324D1 (en) 1983-11-24
CA1096789A (en) 1981-03-03
MX149013A (en) 1983-08-08
EP0005025A2 (en) 1979-10-31
AU525803B2 (en) 1982-12-02

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