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US 10,246,250 B2Granted
Beverage can having a grommet
AssigneeCrown Packaging Technology, Inc.
InventorRichard Mark Orlando Golding
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Abstract
A drawn and wall ironed beverage can body, method for forming same, and a sealed and filled can, include a through-hole or aperture in the base. A grommet for charging a propellant in can is located in the aperture. The aperture has a burr that is located on the inboard side of the rim of the aperture.
Claims26
A beverage can body and grommet combination comprising:
- a drawn and wall ironed can body including a dome in a base, a foot outboard the base, and an elongate ironed sidewall extending upwardly from the foot;
- the dome having an aperture therethrough and a wall about the aperture that terminates in a rim, the rim having an inboard side and an outboard side, wherein the inboard side is radially inward relative to the outboard side with respect to the aperture;
- a burr located on the inboard side of the rim;
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- a grommet disposed in the aperture.
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A filled and sealed beverage can comprising:
- a drawn and wall ironed can body including a dome in a base, a foot outboard the base, and an elongate ironed sidewall extending upwardly from the foot;
- the dome having an aperture therethrough and a wall about the aperture that terminates in a rim, the rim having an inboard side and an outboard side, wherein the inboard side is radially inward relative to the outboard side with respect to the aperture;
- an end seamed to an open end of the can body opposite the base to enclose the can;
- a burr located on the inboard side of the rim;
- a grommet disposed in the aperture, an inboard portion of the aperture being in contact with the liquid product contents of the can.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.