Patent ID: 7832249
Filing Date: 2010-11-16
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
1. A method of forming a can assembly for dispensing a product under pressure, comprising the steps of: a) providing a body including a body sidewall, a body neck, and a body seam portion disposed at a distal portion of the body neck; b) providing a cap including a cap sidewall, a cap neck, and a cap seam portion; c) providing an inner container including a flange having a bulbous end; d) placing the flange of the inner container between the cap and the body such that (i) the bulbous end is disposed in an annulus formed between the body neck and the cap neck and (ii) a portion of the flange radially inward from the bulbous end is disposed in a constriction formed between the body neck and the cap neck proximate the annulus; and e) rolling the body seam portion and cap seam portion together to form a seam, whereby the seam is spaced apart from the bulbous end of the flange.