US 11,891,208 B2
Apparatus to seal a metallic container
John R. Ross, Westminster, CO (US); Anthony J. Scott, Westminster, CO (US); Howard C. Chasteen, Newport Richie, FL (US); and Linda A. Hines, Westminster, CO (US)
Assigned to BALL CORPORATION, Westminster, CO (US)
Filed by BALL CORPORATION, Westminster, CO (US)
Filed on Sep. 27, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/486,205.
Application 17/486,205 is a division of application No. 16/052,236, filed on Aug. 1, 2018, granted, now 11,130,606, issued on Sep. 28, 2021.
Application 16/052,236 is a division of application No. 14/616,299, filed on Feb. 6, 2015, granted, now 10,040,593, issued on Aug. 7, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/937,125, filed on Feb. 7, 2014.
Prior Publication US 2022/0009668 A1, Jan. 13, 2022
Int. Cl. B65D 1/02 (2006.01); B21D 51/40 (2006.01); B65D 39/08 (2006.01); B65D 51/28 (2006.01); B65B 7/28 (2006.01); B65D 39/04 (2006.01); B21H 3/02 (2006.01)
CPC B65D 1/0246 (2013.01) [B21D 51/40 (2013.01); B65B 7/2857 (2013.01); B65D 39/08 (2013.01); B65D 51/28 (2013.01); B21H 3/02 (2013.01); B65D 39/04 (2013.01); B65D 2401/05 (2020.05); B65D 2401/15 (2020.05); B65D 2539/003 (2013.01); B65D 2539/006 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus to seal a metallic container having a neck portion that is unthreaded with a threaded closure, comprising:
a first tool having a chuck configured to engage the metallic container, the first tool configured to apply a top-load to the threaded closure positioned in an opening of the metallic container, wherein the threaded closure comprises a closure body with an outer surface including closure threads, and wherein the metallic container includes a bottom portion, a sidewall portion, the neck portion that is unthreaded which extends upwardly from the sidewall portion, and the opening positioned opposite to the bottom portion; and
a second tool configured to apply a force to an exterior surface of the neck portion of the metallic container to form container threads on the neck portion of the metallic container which have a geometric profile which substantially coincides with the closure threads of the threaded closure.