Patent ID: 7472800

Claim:
A beverage can, comprising: a can body made from aluminum having a gauge thickness of 0.01075 inches or thinner, said can body having a bottom profile, wherein (1) the bottom profile comprises a structure which is not reformed in that the forming of said can body is completed without performing a step of reforming of said bottom profile to increase the strength of said bottom profile to meet customer requirements for can growth, drop and buckle, (2) said can passes a drop test of at least 5½ inches; and (3) said bottom profile of said can body includes a generally hemispherical, concave dome and a nose portion peripheral to the dome providing a circumferential stand for the can body; wherein said generally hemispherical, concave dome comprises an inner radius R 1 a and an outer radius R 1 b , the inner radius R 1 a being greater than 1.5 inches and less than or equal to about 2.0 inches and the outer radius R 1 b being between 0.2 and 1.0 inches.