Patent ID: 9550604
Date: 2017-01-24
CPC Classifications: B65D

Claim:
1. A metal, food can, can end comprising: a center panel, wherein a center point of the can end is located within the center panel; a bead panel located radially outside of the center panel, the bead panel comprising: a counter-sink section located radially outside of the bead panel; a wall extending upward from an outer edge of the counter-sink section; a curled section extending radially outward from an upper edge of the wall, wherein the curled section is configured to be crimped with an upper end of a metal can body to form a seam; and a tab, wherein the outer downward bead is a continuous bead that is concentric with the outer circumference of the can end, and further wherein the inner downward bead is a non-continuous bead having a first end and a second end, the ends positioned on opposing lateral sides of the tab.