ATBEDEFRGBITNLSE0031254EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATIONA319820113EP803046471980121910605519791221US1982011319820219810701198126 6B 21D 51/26 A 6B 21D 51:14 BenMethod of forming metal cansfrProcédé de façonnage de boîtes métalliquesdeVerfahren zur Herstellung von MetallbüchsenTHE CONTINENTAL GROUP, INC.Roth, Donald J.ATBEDEFRGBITNLSE19820113198202

This relates to a method of forming metal cans wherein wo generally cup-shaped halves have their open ends united o form such cans. This particularly relates to the forming of can components at a central facility where the can components are formed in great numbers and are then shipped to a place of use. This particularly relatestothe forming of tapered can components which are readily nested for stacking, wrapped, and then shipped to a satellite facility where the tapered :an components are reshaped to have cylindrical bodies and domed ends and wherein the domed cup-shaped can halves are then assembled by way of a pressure tight seam between :he can halves.