Patent ID: 8727169

Claim:
A container end closure adapted for interconnection to a container body, comprising: a peripheral curl adapted for interconnection to a side wall of the container body; a chuck wall interconnected to said peripheral curl and extending downwardly and inwardly at an angle of at least about 8 degrees as measured from a vertical plane extending through a longitudinal axis of the container; an outer panel wall comprising an upper portion interconnected to a lower portion of said chuck wall, a lower portion, and a substantially linear middle portion, wherein said outer panel wall is angled outwardly at least 3 degrees with respect to said vertical plane, and wherein said outer panel wall is not parallel to said vertical plane; a countersink interconnected to a lower portion of said outer panel wall and having a radius of curvature less than about 0.017 inches; an inner panel wall interconnected to said countersink and extending upwardly at an angle of between about 15 degrees and 30 degrees as measured from the vertical plane and oriented outwardly in generally the same direction as said outer panel wall, and wherein a distance between said inner panel wall and said outer panel wall on an upper end is no less than a distance between said inner panel wall and said outer panel wall on a lowermost end; and a central panel interconnected to an upper end of said inner panel wall and raised above a lowermost portion of said countersink at least about 0.075 inches.