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

Claim 18:
19. 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, 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, 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, wherein the chuck is operable to press the threaded closure downwardly relative to a longitudinal axis of the metallic container, and wherein the chuck is operable to rotate the threaded closure; 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.