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(11) EP 0 337 500 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
23.11.1989 Bulletin 1989/47

(43) Date of publication A2:
18.10.1989 Bulletin 1989/42

(21) Application number: 89109413.8

(22) Date of filing: 30.09.1985
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)4: B65D 1/26
(84) Designated Contracting States:
BE DE FR GB IT SE

(30) Priority: 03.10.1984 US 657224
20.05.1985 US 736428

(62) Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
85905153.4 / 0196327

(71) Applicant: AMERICAN NATIONAL CAN COMPANY
Chicago, Illinois 60631 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • Pulciani, Sam C.
    Oak Forest, IL 60452 (US)
  • Mikas, Raymond
    Chicago, IL 60652 (US)
  • Wyleta, Robert M.
    Burbank, IL 60459 (US)
  • Szczerba, Robert M.
    Algonquin, IL 60102 (US)

(74) Representative: Strehl Schübel-Hopf Groening & Partner 
Maximilianstrasse 54
80538 München
80538 München (DE)


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    (54) Container


    (57) The invention relates to a drawn and ironed beer and beverage container (10) including a generally cylindrical side wall (12) having an inwardly-tapered reduced neck at one end with a reduced diameter end connected by a double seam to an open end of said reduced diameter neck, said double seam having an inner generally flat wall that extends generally parallel to the axis of said container with an upper arcuate exposed portion above said inner flat wall and an integral bottom wall characterized by said bottom wall including a fist lower convex annular arcuate portion (38) at the end of said cylindrical side wall (12), a concave annular second arcuate portion integral with a lower end of said first lower convex annular arcuate portion (38) and a generally U-shaped annular third portion (22), said second arcuate portion adapted to engage said arcuate exposed portion of double seam when stacking a lower portion of a container upon an upper portion of another container, said U-shaped annular third portion (22) having an outer annular flat wall (30) tapered inwardly and an inner substantially vertical flat wall (28) interconnected by a lower arcuate segment (32) that defines a reduced diameter lower annular support (34) for said container; and an inwardly-domed central panel (20) integral with said substantially vertical flat wall (28). The container can be formed using reduced thickness stock material without increasing the diameter of the disc-shaped stock material. The new container has excellent column strength, buckle strength and resistance to harsh handling, while at the same time incorporates a nesting feature for allowing the bottom profile wall to nest with the end attached to the reduced neck portion of the container.







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