Patent ID: 8684211
Filing Date: 2014-04-01
Classification: B21D,B65D

Abstract:
1. A can end structured to be affixed to a can, the can end comprising: a recessed panel defined by an upwardly extending chuck wall, the panel having a product side structured to face toward the interior of the can, and a public side disposed opposite the product side; a peripheral scoreline disposed in the public side of the panel proximate to the base of the chuck wall; an annular countersink formed between the peripheral scoreline and the base of the chuck wall, the annular countersink extending upwardly and inwardly from the base of the chuck wall toward the peripheral scoreline; a tab fastened to the panel by a rivet, the tab being operable to sever the peripheral scoreline and open the can end; a pressure resistance bead extending around the panel inboard of the annular countersink and the peripheral scoreline and outboard of the rivet; and a saw tooth panel formation disposed proximate to the pressure resistance bead inboard of the pressure resistance bead; wherein the tab includes a nose portion and a lift portion disposed opposite and distal from the nose portion; and wherein the pressure resistance bead passes beneath the nose portion.