Patent ID: 7296449

Claim:
A method for shaping a body of an aerosol container to a desired body contour comprising: forming a container body into a cylindrical shape; installing the container body into a mold whose inner surface defines the desired body contour; attaching an inflatable bladder about a tool insertable into an open end of the container body, the tool including an elongated sleeve over which the bladder is fitted with respective ends of the sleeve seated on respective upper and lower members of the tool, one of which members being adjustable relative to the other so the tool can be used to shape containers of different lengths; and, inserting the tool into the container body and inflating the bladder with a hydraulic fluid once the tool is positioned in the body, inflating the bladder pushing the bladder against a sidewall of the body to force the body outwardly against the mold for the sidewall to conform to the desired contour defined by the mold.