Patent ID: 7264144

Claim:
Top cone for an aerosol can, comprising: a formed metal sheet extending around a longitudinal central axis, and having a longitudinal contour that comprises a top section downward, the top section for holding a valve cap, a cone section connected to the top section and leading to a countersink section and a flange section, the countersink section being essentially U-shape comprising a first outer leg, further from the central axis and a second inner leg, closer to the central axis, wherein the first outer leg is bent away from the central axis to form the flange section, and 0 the cone section has a continuously increasing transversal diameter, wherein the top cone comprises strengthening means extending from the countersink section to the top section for strengthening the countersink section against pivoting toward the central axis, wherein the strengthening means comprises the cone section having essentially a straight trajectory wherein a bottom part of the cone section forms the inner leg of the essentially U-shaped countersink section.