Patent ID: 11891208
Assignee: BALL CORPORATION
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. An apparatus to seal a metallic container having a neck portion that is unthreaded with a threaded closure, comprising:
a first tool having a chuck configured to engage the metallic container, the first tool configured to apply a top-load to the threaded closure positioned in an opening of the metallic container, wherein the threaded closure comprises a closure body with an outer surface including closure threads, and wherein the metallic container includes a bottom portion, a sidewall portion, the neck portion that is unthreaded which extends upwardly from the sidewall portion, and the opening positioned opposite to the bottom portion; and
a second tool configured to apply a force to an exterior surface of the neck portion of the metallic container to form container threads on the neck portion of the metallic container which have a geometric profile which substantially coincides with the closure threads of the threaded closure.