Patent ID: 9616483
Date: 2017-04-11
CPC Classifications: B21D,B65D

Claim:
1. Tooling for making a can end structured to be affixed to a can, the can end including a recessed panel defined by an upwardly extending chuck wall, and a rivet disposed on the panel proximate to the chuck wall, the tooling comprising: a first tool assembly including a first tool and a second tool disposed opposite the first tool and being structured to cooperate with the first tool to form a pressure resistance bead in the panel inboard of the chuck wall and outboard of the rivet; and a second tool assembly including a first tool and a second tool disposed opposite the first tool and being structured to cooperate with the first tool to form a saw tooth panel formation proximate to the pressure resistance bead, wherein the first tool of the first tool assembly comprises a first planar portion, a second planar portion spaced from the first planar portion, and a recess extending inwardly from the first planar portion and the second planar portion, wherein the second tool of the first tool assembly comprises a protrusion, and wherein the protrusion of the second tool is structured to extend into the recess of the first tool to form the pressure resistance bead.