Patent ID: 6230968
Filing Date: 2001-05-15
Classification: B65D,Y10S

Abstract:
A composite can comprising:a body wall constructed from at least one paperboard strip spirally wrapped about an axis of the can to form a tubular can body, the paperboard strip being wound in edge-abutting, relation so as to form a butt joint which spirally extends lengthwise along the can body, the body wall having an outer surface; anda cover layer covering the body wall with an inner surface of the cover layer confronting the outer surface of the body wall, the cover layer being adhered to the body wall by an adhesive which is applied in a predetermined substantially continuous pattern between the inner surface of the cover layer and the outer surface of the body wall, the pattern comprising a relatively higher-density screen pattern applied to a first region of the cover layer that overlies the butt joint of the body wall and a relatively lower-density screen pattern applied to a second region of the cover layer remote from the butt joint.