Seam seal for wine in beverage cans

A beverage container (1) comprising:

• a metallic can end (10) comprising a curl (12) defining an outer perimeter of the can end (10), the can end (10) having a product side (34) opposite a public side (32);
• a metallic can body (40) comprising a flange about an open end, the can body (40) also having a product side (34) opposite a public side (32), wherein the curl (12) of metallic can end (10) is seamed with the flange to form a double seam enclosing the beverage container (1);
• a containment space formed by the product side of the can end and the product side of the can body, the containment space for holding a beverage;
• a gap (88) between the can end (10) and can body (40) below the double seam forming a distance between the product side (34) of the can end (10) and the product side (34) of the can body (40);
• and
• a sealing compound (92) on at least one of the can end (10) and the can body (40) and extending into the gap (88) within the containment space where the product side (34) of the can body (40) and the product side (34) of the can end (10) begin to diverge from one another,
• wherein the can end (10) comprises a circumferential U-shaped countersink (16) located downwardly from the curl (12), the countersink (16) having an annular bead defining a lowermost vertical extent of the can end (10), wherein the sealing compound (92) extends into the gap (88) and terminates at a height greater than a lowermost vertical extent of the can end (10).

A beverage container (1) comprising:

• a metallic can end (10) comprising a curl (12) defining an outer perimeter of the can end (10), the can end (10) having a product side (34) opposite a public side (32);
• a metallic can body (40) comprising a flange about an open end, the can body (40) also having a product side (34) opposite a public side (32), wherein the curl (12) of metallic can end (10) is seamed with the flange to form a double seam enclosing the beverage container (1);
• a gap (88) between the can end (10) and can body (40) below the double seam forming a distance between the product side (34) of the can end (10) and the product side (34) of the can body (40);
• and
• a sealing compound (92) on at least one of the can end (10) and the can body (40) and extending into the gap (88),
• wherein the can end (10) comprises a circumferential U-shaped countersink (16) located downwardly from the curl (12), the countersink (16) having an annular bead defining a lowermost vertical extent of the can end (10), wherein the sealing compound (92) extends into the gap (88) and terminates at a height greater than a lowermost vertical extent of the can end (10),
• wherein the sealing compound (92) provides a layer on one or more fractures in a cured coating (76) on at least one of the can end (10) and the can body (40).