Metal bottle can comprising a curl portion for receiving a crown type closure
AssigneeAnheuser-Busch InBev S.A.
InventorJan De Smet
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Abstract
A metal bottle-shaped container comprising a neck portion (5) defining an opening to the container, the neck portion extending into a neck finish (6) configured to receive a crown closure for sealing the opening, the neck finish comprising three distinct sections, a proximal section (6.P) extending from the neck portion of the container and connected thereto by a first bend (6.1), a distal section (6.D) comprising the free end of the neck finish and an intermediate section (6.1) extending between the proximal section and the distal section and connected thereto by respectively a second bend (6.2) and a third bend (6.3), characterized in that the proximal section is substantially planar and has a width of at least 0.5 mm measured between the first and second bends.
Claims14
A metal bottle-shaped container comprising a neck portion defining an opening to the container, the neck portion extending into a neck finish configured to receive a crown closure for sealing the opening, the neck finish comprising three distinct sections:
- a proximal section extending from the neck portion of the container and connected thereto by a first bend, a distal section comprising a free end of the neck finish and an intermediate section extending between the proximal section and the distal section and connected thereto by respectively a second bend and a third bend, wherein the proximal section is substantially planar and has a width of at least 0.5 mm measured between the first and second bends.
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