Container

A container comprising, a metallic container body adapted to contain a product therein and having a bottom wall and a side wall terminating in a first deformable circumferential bead of substantially tubular toroidal form defining an open end in said container body, a deformable metallic closure for said container body, said closure having a main portion adjoined at its outer edge by an annular flange, said flange terminating in a second circumferential bead, force transmitting means provided as an integral part of said main portion, seal means between said closure and first bead, and an annular indentation in said flange and first bead which cooperates with said seal means to provide an improved seal between said closure and said first annular bead, said flange having a roughly U-shaped cross-sectional configuration defined by a bight having an inner leg portion and an outer leg portion with said leg portions extending downwardly from opposite ends of said bight and said annular indentation being in the form of a roughly V-shaped indentation in said inner leg portion and in said first bead, said annular indentation positions said closure on said container body and simultaneously results in a deformation of a portion of said first bead which is a part plastic deformation and a part elastic deformation, said part elastic deformation causing said portion of said first bead to be resiliently urged more tighly against said closure, said resiliently urged portion cooperating with said seal means to provide said improved seal, said force transmitting means causing release of said inner leg portion of said flange away from said first bead by shearing said seal means upon urging and permanently deforming at least part of said main body portion toward the center of said container body enabling removal of said closure simply by lifting upwardly against said second bead.