Mounting cup

An improved mounting cup for sealing with a container of an aerosol dispensing device, the container having an annular bead extending about an opening in the container with the annular bead having an inner surface contour, comprising in combination:

• a metallic mounting cup comprising a central area, a sidewall and a peripheral rim with said sidewall interconnecting said central area and said peripheral rim;
• said mounting cup having a sealing material secured thereto for defining an inner region contour of said peripheral rim with said inner region contour being substantially different from the inner surface contour of the annular bead of the container for allowing only a portion of said inner region contour of said peripheral rim to contact the inner surface contour of the annular bead when said mounting cup is disposed upon the container;
• said inner region contour of said peripheral rim being deformed when said mounting cup is crimped to the annular bead of the container to reform said inner region contour of said peripheral rim to be substantially the same as the inner surface contour of the annular bead to provide a sealing engagement between said mounting cup and the container and with said sealing material sealing any voids between said inner region contour of said peripheral rim and said inner surface contour of the annular bead;
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• said crimping of said mounting cup to the annular bead of the container being accomplished solely by an outward radial expansion of said sidewall of said mounting cup to reform said inner region contour of said peripheral rim to be substantially the same as the inner surface contour of the annular bead to provide said sealing engagement between said mounting cup and the container.

An improved mounting cup for sealing with a container of an aerosol dispensing device, the container having an annular bead extending about an opening in the container with the annular bead having an inner surface contour, the inner surface contour of the annular bead having a partially circular cross-section defining a bead radius of curvature;

• comprising in combination:
• a metallic mounting cup comprising a central area, a sidewall and a peripheral rim with said sidewall interconnecting said central area and said peripheral rim;
• sealing means secured to said peripheral rim for defining an inner region contour being substantially different from the inner surface contour of the annular bead of the container for allowing only a portion of said inner region contour of said peripheral rim to contact the inner surface contour of the annular bead when said mounting cup is disposed upon the container;
• said inner region contour of said peripheral rim having a rim radius of curvature substantially greater than the bead radius of curvature of the annular bead;
• said inner region contour of said peripheral rim being deformed when said mounting cup is crimped to the annular bead of the container to reform said inner region contour of said peripheral rim to be substantially the same as the inner surface contour of the annular bead to provide a sealing engagement between said mounting cup and the container;
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• said crimping of said mounting cup to the annular bead of the container being accomplished solely by an outward radial expansion of said sidewall of said mounting cup to reform said inner region contour of said peripheral rim to be substantially the same as the inner surface contour of the annular bead to provide said sealing engagement between said mounting cup and the container.

An improved mounting cup for sealing with a container of an aerosol dispensing device, the container having an annular bead extending about an opening in the container with the annular bead having an inner surface contour, comprising in combination:

• a metallic mounting cup comprising a central area and a peripheral rim for sealing with the annular bead of the container;
• said mounting cup including a sidewall extending between said central area and said peripheral rim;
• said peripheral rim having an inner region contour being substantially different from the inner surface contour of the annular bead of the container for allowing only a portion of said inner region contour of said peripheral rim to contact the inner surface contour of the annular bead when said mounting cup is disposed upon the container;
• said inner region contour of said peripheral rim being deformed when said mounting cup is crimped to the annular bead of the container to reform said inner region contour of said peripheral rim to be substantially the same as the inner surface contour of the annular bead to provide a sealing engagement between said mounting cup and the container;
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• said crimping of said mounting cup to the annular bead of the container consisting solely of said sidewall being outwardly enlarged adjacent the annular bead to deform the inner region contour of said peripheral rim against the inner surface contour of the annular bead whereby said inner region contour of said peripheral rim is reformed into the shape of the inner surface contour of the annular bead and is established into sealing engagement therewith.

An improved mounting cup for sealing with a container of an aerosol dispensing device, the container having an annular bead extending about an opening in the container with the annular bead having an inner surface contour proximate the opening in the container and having an outer surface contour remote from the opening in the container and defining a bead apex therebetween, comprising in combination:

• a metallic mounting cup comprising a central area and an annular sidewall supporting a peripheral rim for sealing with the annular bead of the container;
• said peripheral rim having an inner region contour proximate said central area of said mounting cup and an outer region contour remote from said central area of said mounting cup;
• said inner region contour and said outer region contour of said peripheral rim defining a rim apex therebetween;
• said outer region contour of said peripheral rim being substantially the same as the outer surface contour of the annular bead of the container;
• said inner region contour of said peripheral rim providing an interference fit between said peripheral rim of said mounting cup and the annular bead of the container to prohibit said rim apex of said peripheral rim from contacting the bead apex of the annular bead when said mounting cup is disposed upon the container;
• said inner region contour of said peripheral rim being deformed when said mounting cup is crimped to the annular bead of the container to reform said peripheral rim of said mounting cup including moving said rim apex of said peripheral rim into contact with the bead apex of the annular bead to provide a sealing engagement between said mounting cup and the container;
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• said crimping of said mounting cup to the annular bead of the container being accomplished solely by an outward radial expansion of said sidewall of said mounting cup to reform said inner region contour of said peripheral rim to be substantially the same as the inner surface contour of the annular bead to provide said sealing engagement between said mounting cup and the container.

An improved mounting cup for sealing with a container of an aerosol dispensing device, the container having a annular bead extending about an opening in the container with the annular bead having an inner surface contour proximate the opening in the container and having an outer surface contour remote from the opening in the container and defining a bead apex therebetween, comprising in combination:

• a metallic mounting cup comprising a central area and an annular sidewall supporting a peripheral rim for sealing with the annular bead of the container;
• a sealing material secured to said peripheral rim for defining an inner region contour proximate said central area of said mounting cup and an outer region contour remote from said central area of said mounting cup;
• said inner region contour and said outer region contour of said peripheral rim defining a rim apex therebetween;
• said outer region contour of said peripheral rim being substantially the same as the outer surface contour of the annular bead of the container;
• said inner region contour of said peripheral rim providing an interference fit between said peripheral rim of said mounting cup and the annular bead of the container to prohibit said rim apex of said peripheral rim from contacting the bead apex of the annular bead when said mounting cup is disposed upon the container;
• said inner region contour of said peripheral rim being deformed when said mounting cup is crimped to the annular bead of the container to reform said peripheral rim of said mounting cup including moving said rim apex of said peripheral rim into close proximity to the bead apex of the annular bead to provide a sealing engagement between said mounting cup and the container and with said sealing materal sealing any voids between said inner region contour of said peripheral rim and said inner surface contour of the annular bead;
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• said crimping of said mounting cup to the annular bead of the container being accomplished solely by an outward radial expansion of said sidewall of said mounting cup to reform said inner region contour of said peripheral rim to be substantially the same as the inner surface contour of the annular bead to provide said sealing engagement between said mounting cup and the container.

An improved mounting cup for sealing with a container of an aerosol dispensing device, the mounting cup being crimped to the container solely by the application of an radially outward external force being applied to a portion of the mounting cup and void of any inward external force being applied to the mounting cup, the container having an annular bead extending about an opening in the container with the annular bead having a generally circular cross-section thereby defining an inner surface contour proximate the opening in the container and an outer surface contour remote from the opening in the container, comprising in combination:

• a metallic mounting cup comprising a centrally disposed mounting cup turret for receiving an aerosol valve therein;
• said mounting cup further comprising a peripheral rim supported by a sidewall for sealing engagement with the annular bead of the container;
• said peripheral rim having an inner region contour proximate said mounting cup turret and an outer region contour remote from said mounting cup turret;
• said outer region contour of said peripheral rim having a partially circular cross-section for matingly engaging with the generally circular cross-section of the outer surface contour of the annular bead of the container;
• said inner region contour of said peripheral rim having an inclined linear cross-section for allowing only a portion of said inner region contour to engage the inner surface contour of the annular bead of the container when said mounting cup is disposed upon the aerosol container;
• said inclined linear cross-section of said inner region contour of said mounting cup being deformed when said mounting cup is crimped to the annular bead of the container to approximate the generally circular cross-section of the inner surface contour of the annular bead to provide a sealing engagement between said mounting cup and the container;
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• said crimping being accomplished solely by the outward expansion of said sidewall by the radial outward external force.

An improved mounting cup for sealing with a container of an aerosol dispensing device, the mounting cup being crimped to the container solely by the application of a radially outward external force being applied to a portion of the mounting cup and void of any inward external force being applied to the mounting cup, the container having an annular bead extending about an opening in the container with the annular bead having a generally circular cross-section thereby defining an inner surface contour proximate the opening in the container and an outer surface contour remote from the opening in the container, comprising in combination:

• a metallic mounting cup comprising a centrally disposed mounting cup turret for receiving an aerosol valve therein;
• said mounting cup further comprising a peripheral rim supported by a sidewall for sealing engagement with the annular bead of the container;
• said peripheral rim having an inner region contour proximate said mounting cup turret and an outer region contour remote from said mounting cup turret;
• said outer region contour of said peripheral rim having a partially circular cross-section for matingly engaging with the generally circular cross-section of the outer surface contour of the annular bead of the container;
• a sealing material secured to said inner region contour and said outer region contour of said peripheral rim;
• said inner region contour of said peripheral rim having an inclined linear cross-section for allowing only a portion of said sealing means of said inner region contour to engage the inner surface contour of the annular bead of the container when said mounting cup is disposed upon the aerosol container;
• said inclined linear cross-section of said inner region contour of said mounting cup being deformed when said mounting cup is crimped to the annular bead of the container to approximate the generally circular cross-section of the inner surface contour of the annular bead to provide a sealing engagement between said mounting cup and the container and with said sealing material sealing any voids between said inner region contour of said peripheral rim and said inner surface contour of the annular bead;
• said crimping being accomplished solely by the outward expansion of said sidewall by the radial outward external force.

The method of forming a seal between a mounting cup and a container of an aerosol dispensing device, the container having an annular bead extending about an opening in the container with the annular bead having an inner surface contour, comprising the steps of:

• forming a metallic mounting cup including a central area, a sidewall and a peripheral rim with the peripheral rim having sealing surface means for defining an inner region contour being substantially different from the inner surface contour of the annular bead of the container;
• placing the peripheral rim of the mounting cup on the annular bead of the container with the inner region contour of the peripheral rim permitting only a portion of the inner region contour of the peripheral rim to contact the inner surface contour of the annular bead;
• applying a radially outward force to the sidewall to radially expanding the sidewall of the mounting cup in proximity to the inner region contour of the peripheral rim to reform the inner region contour of the peripheral rim to be substantially the same as the inner surface contour of the annular bead to provide a sealing engagement between the mounting cup and the container;
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• the sealing engagement between the mounting cup and the container being accomplished solely by the application of the radially outward external force and void of any external inward force.

The method of forming a seal between a mounting cup and a container of an aerosol dispensing device, the container having an annular bead extending about an opening in the container with the annular bead having an inner surface contour proximate the opening in the container and having an outer surface contour remote from the opening in the container and with a bead apex being defined therebetween, comprising the steps of:

• forming a metallic mounting cup including a central area, a sidewall and a peripheral rim with the peripheral rim having sealing surface means defining an inner region contour and an outer region contour with the inner region contour and the outer region contour of the peripheral rim defining a rim apex therebetween;
• placing the mounting cup of the container with the inner region contour of the peripheral rim inhibiting the rim apex of the peripheral rim of the mounting cup from contacting the bead apex of the annular bead of the container;
• radially expanding the sidewall of the mounting cup in proximity to the inner region contour of peripheral rim to reform the inner region contour of the peripheral rim of the mounting cup including moving the rim apex of the peripheral rim into close proximity to the bead apex of the annular bead to provide a sealing engagement between the mounting cup and the container, and
• the sealing engagement between the mounting cup and the container being accomplished solely by the application of the radially outward external force and void of any external inward force.

The method of forming a seal between a mounting cup and a container of an aerosol dispensing device, the container having an annular bead extending about an opening in the container with the annular bead having a partially circular inner surface contour proximate the opening in the container and having a partially circular outer surface contour remote from the opening in the container and with a bead apex being defined therebetween, comprising the steps of:

• forming a metallic mounting cup including a central area, a sidewall and a peripheral rim with the peripheral rim having sealing surface means defining a non-circular inner region contour proximate the central area of the mounting cup and a partially circular outer region contour remote from the central area of the mounting cup with the inner region contour and the outer region contour of the peripheral rim defining a rim apex therebetween;
• placing the mounting cup on the container with the non-circular inner region contour of the peripheral rim inhibiting the proper seating of the peripheral rim of the mounting cup on the partially circular annular bead of the container and inhibiting the rim apex of the peripheral rim of the mounting cup from contacting the bead apex of the annular bead of the container;
• radially expanding the sidewall of the mounting cup in proximity to the non-circular inner region contour of the peripheral rim to reform the non-circular inner region contour of the peripheral rim to be partially circular and substantially the same as the partially circular inner surface contour of the annular bead and to move the rim apex of the peripheral rim into close proximity to the bead apex of the annular bead to provide a sealing engagement between the mounting cup and the container;
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• the sealing engagement between the mounting cup and the container being accomplished solely by the application of the radially outward external force and void of any external inward force.

A preformed metallic mounting cup for sealing with a container of an aerosol dispensing device, the container including an annular bead having an inner surface contour defining an opening in the container, comprising:

• a mounting cup having a base integrally connected to a sidewall;
• a peripheral rim integrally connected to said sidewall with said peripheral rim having an inner region contour and an outer region contour with an intersection therebetween;
• said sidewall of said mounting cup proximate said base being dimensionally preformed to allow insertion into the opening in the container;
• said mounting cup being dimensionally preformed for providing an interference fit between said inner surface contour of the annular bead of the container and a portion of said mounting cup remote from said intersection of said inner region contour and said outer region contour of said peripheral rim allowing only a portion of said inner region contour to contact the inner surface contour of the annular bead;
• said inner region contour of sid peripheral rim being reformed to be substantially the same as the inner surface contour of the annular bead of the container when said sidewall of said mounting cup is radially expanded outwardly during the crimping of said mounting cup to the annular bead of the container to provide a sealing engagement between said mounting cup and the container, and
• said radial expansion of said sidewall of said mounting cup being accomplished solely by the application of a radially outward external force and void of any external inward force.

A preformed metallic mounting cup for sealing with a container of an aerosol dispensing device, the container having an annular bead, the annular bead having an inner surface contour and an outer surface contour with the inner surface contour defining an opening in the container, comprising:

• a mounting cup having a base integrally connected to a sidewall;
• said mounting cup having a peripheral rim integrally connected to said sidewall of said mounting cup for sealing with the annular bead of the container;
• said peripheral rim of said mounting cup having sealing surface means for at least partially defining an inner region contour and an outer region contour with an intersection therebetween;
• means establishing said outer region contour of said peripheral rim of said mounting cup for matingly engaging with the outer surface contour of the annular bead of the container;
• means establishing said inner region contour of said peripheral rim of said mounting cup for cooperating with the inner surface contour of the annular bead of the container;
• said mounting cup providing a dimensional clearance between said sidewall proximate said base of said mounting cup and the inner surface contour of the annular bead of the container for enabling insertion of said mounting cup into the opening in the container;
• said mounting cup being dimensionally preformed for providing an interference fit between a portion of said mounting cup remote from said intersection of said inner region contour and said outer region contour of said peripheral rim and the inner surface contour of the annular bead of the container when said mounting cup is disposed upon the aerosol container allowing only a portion of said inner region contour to contact the inner surface contour of the annular bead;
• said sidewall of said mounting cup being radially expanded outwardly during the crimping of said mounting cup to the annular bead of the container to reform said inner region contour of said peripheral rim to be substantially the same as the surface of the inner surface contour of the annular bead of the container and to provide a sealing engagement between said inner region contour and the inner surface contour and to provide a mating engagement between said outer region contour of said mounting cup and the outer surface contour of the annular bead of the container, and
• said radial expansion of said sidewall of said mounting cup being accomplished solely by the application of a radially outward external force and void of any external inward force.

A preformed metallic mounting cup for sealing with a container of an aerosol dispensing device, the container including an annular bead having an inner surface contour defining an opening in the container, comprising:

• a mounting cup having a base integrally connected to a sidewall;
• a peripheral rim integrally connected to said sidewall with said peripheral rim having an inner region contour intersecting with an outer region contour;
• said inner region contour and said outer region contour of said peripheral rim having sealing surface means;
• said mounting cup being dimensionally preformed for enabling said sidewall of said mounting cup proximate said base to be inserted into the opening in the container;
• said mounting cup being dimensionally preformed for providing an interference fit between a portion of said sealing surface means of said mounting cup and the inner surface contour of the annular bead of the container and for preventing said intersection of sealing surface means of said inner region contour and said outer region contour of said peripheral rim from contacting said annular bead of said container;
• said inner region contour of said peripheral rim being reformed into sealing engagement with the inner surface contour of the annular bead of the container when said sidewall of said mounting cup is radially expanded outwardly during the crimping of said mounting cup to the annular bead of the container including moving said intersection of said sealing surface means of said inner region contour and said outer region contour into close proximity to the annular bead to provide a sealing engagement between said mounting cup and the container;
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• said radial expansion of said sidewall of said mounting cup being accomplished solely by the application of a radially outward external force and void of any external inward force.

A preformed metallic mounting cup for sealing with a container of an aerosol dispensing device, the container having an annular bead, the annular bead having a generally circular cross-section including an inner surface contour and an outer surface contour and with said inner surface contour defining an opening in the container, comprising:

• a mounting cup having a base integrally connected to a sidewall;
• said mounting cup having a peripheral rim integrally connected to said sidewall with said peripheral rim having an inner region contour intersecting with an outer region contour;
• said outer region contour of said peripheral rim of said mounting cup having a partially circular cross-section for matingly engaging with the generally circular cross-section of the outer surface contour of the annular bead of the container;
• said mounting cup providing a dimensional clearance between a portion of said sidewall proximate said base of said mounting cup and the inner surface contour of the annular bead of the container for enabling insertion of said mounting cup into the opening in the container;
• said mounting cup being dimensionally preformed for providing an interference fit between a portion of said mounting cup and the inner surface contour of the annular bead of the container and for preventing said intersection of said inner region contour and said outer region contour of said peripheral rim from contacting said annular bead of said container;
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• said inner region contour of said peripheral rim being reformed when said sidewall of said mounting cup is radially expanded outwardly during the crimping of said mounting cup to the annular bead of the container to reform said interference fit and to provide a mating engagement between said outer region contour of said mounting cup and the outer surface contour of the annular bead of the container and to provide a sealing engagement between said inner region contour of said mounting cup and the inner surface contour of the annular bead of the container to seal said mounting cup to the container.

An improved mounting cup for sealing with a container of an aerosol dispensing device, the container having an annular bead extending about an opening in the container with the annular bead having an inner surface contour proximate the opening in the container and having an outer surface contour remote from the opening in the container and defining a bead apex therebetween, comprising in combination:

• a metallic mounting cup comprising a central area and an annular sidewall supporting a peripheral rim for sealing with the annular bead of the container;
• said peripheral rim having an inner region contour proximate said central area of said mounting cup and an outer region contour remote from said central area of said mounting cup;
• said inner region contour and said outer region contour of said peripheral rim defining a rim apex therebetween;
• said outer region contour of said peripheral rim being substantially the same as the outer surface contour of the annular bead of the container;
• said inner region contour of said peripheral rim providing an interference fit between said peripheral rim of said mounting cup and the annular bead of the container establishing a spaced relationship between said rim apex of said peripheral rim and the bead apex of the annular bead when said mounting cup is disposed upon the container;
• said inner region contour of said peripheral rim being deformed when said mounting cup is crimped to the annular bead of the container to reform said peripheral rim of said mounting cup including moving said rim apex of said peripheral rim into close proximity to the bead apex of the annular bead and providing a sealing engagement between said mounting cup and the container, and
• said crimping of said mounting cup to the annular bead of the container being accomplished solely by an outward radial expansion of said sidewall of said mounting cup to reform said inner region contour of said peripheral rim to be substantially the same as the inner surface contour of the annular bead to provide said sealing engagement between said mounting cup and the container.

In a preformed metallic mounting cup for sealing with a container of an aerosol dispensing device, the container including an annular bead having an inner surface contour defining an opening in the container,

• the mounting cup having a base integrally connected to a sidewall supporting a peripheral rim with the peripheral rim having an inner region contour intersecting with an outer region contour;
• the mounting cup further being dimensionally preformed for enabling the sidewall of the mounting cup proximate the base to be inserted into the opening in the container;
• the improvement comprising:
• said mounting cup being dimensionally preformed for providing an interference fit between a portion of said mounting cup and the inner surface contour of the annular bead of the container for preventing said intersection of said inner region contour and said outer region contour of said peripheral rim from contacting said annular bead of said container;
• said inner region contour of said peripheral rim being reformed into sealing engagement with the inner surface contour of the annular bead of the container including moving said intersection of said inner region contour and said outer region contour into close proximity to the annular bead when said sidewall of said mounting cup is radially expanded outwardly during crimping of said mounting cup to the annular bead of the container to provide a sealing engagement between said mounting cup and the container;
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• said radial expansion of said sidewall of said mounting cup during crimping being accomplished solely by the application of a radially outward external force and void of any external inward force.

In a preformed metallic mounting cup for sealing with a container of an aerosol dispensing device, the container including an annular bead having an inner surface contour defining an opening in the container,

• the mounting cup having a base integrally connected to a sidewall and supporting a peripheral rim with the peripheral rim having sealing surface means for defining an inner region contour intersecting with an outer region contour;
• the mounting cup further being dimensionally preformed for enabling the sidewall of the mounting cup proximate the base to be inserted into the opening in the container;
• the improvement comprising:
• said inner region contour of said peripheral rim being substantially different from the inner surface contour of the annular bead of the container for allowing only a portion of said inner region contour of said peripheral rim to contact the inner surface contour of the annular bead when said mounting cup is disposed upon the container;
• said inner region contour of said peripheral rim being deformed when said mounting cup is crimped to the annular bead of the container to reform said inner region contour of said peripheral rim to be substantially the same as the inner surface contour of the annular bead to provide a sealing engagement between said mounting cup and the container;
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• said crimping of said mounting cup to the annular bead of the container being accomplished solely by an outward radial expansion of said sidewall of said mounting cup to reform said inner region contour of said peripheral rim to be substantially the same as the inner surface contour of the annular bead to provide said sealing engagement between said mounting cup and the container.

In a preformed metallic mounting cup for sealing with a container of an aerosol dispensing device, the container having an annular bead extending about an opening in the container with the annular bead having an inner surface contour proximate the opening in the container and having an outer surface contour remote from the opening in the container and defining a bead apex therebetween,

• the metallic mounting cup comprising a central area and an annular sidewall supporting a peripheral rim for sealing with the annular bead of the container;
• the peripheral rim having an inner region contour proximate the central area of the mounting cup and an outer region contour remote from the central area of the mounting cup;
• the inner region contour and the outer region contour of the peripheral rim defining a rim apex therebetween;
• and the outer region contour of the peripheral rim being substantially the same as the outer surface contour of the annular bead of the container;
• the improvement comprising:
• said inner region contour of said peripheral rim providing an interference fit between said peripheral rim of said mounting cup and the annular bead of the container to prohibit said rim apex of said peripheral rim from contacting the bead apex of the annular bead when said mounting cup is disposed upon the container;
• said inner region contour of said peripheral rim being deformed when said mounting cup is crimped to the annular bead of the container to reform said peripheral rim of said mounting cup including moving said rim apex of said peripheral rim into contact with the bead apex of the annular bead to provide a sealing engagement between said mounting cup and the container;
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• said crimping of said mounting cup to the annular bead of the container being accomplished solely by an outward radial expansion of said sidewall of said mounting cup to reform said inner region contour of said peripheral rim to be substantially the same as the inner surface contour of the annular bead to provide said sealing engagement between said mounting cup and the container.