Patent ID: 7591392
Filing Date: 2009-09-22
Classification: B65D,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A can end shell adapted to be joined to a can body for packaging beverages under pressure and having improved failure characteristics, said can end shell comprising: a circumferentially extending peripheral curl including a cover hook, a seaming panel, and a radiused portion; a wall extending circumferentially and radially inwardly from said radiused portion of said peripheral curl at a first point, said wall including a lower portion, an upper portion, and a juncture therebetween, said lower portion being inclined at least 46° and no more than 60° with respect to a vertical axis; an annular reinforcing bead extending radially inward from said wall lower portion at a second point, wherein a line between said first and second points is inclined between about 20° and about 60° with respect to the vertical axis; and a center panel extending radially inward from said annular reinforcing bead.