US 12,240,029 B2
Beverage container body, can end, and material therefor
Simon Whittaker, Westminster, CO (US); and Julian Stock, Westminster, CO (US)
Assigned to BALL CORPORATION, Westminster, CO (US)
Filed by Ball Corporation, Westminster, CO (US)
Filed on Jul. 27, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/874,622.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/203,584, filed on Jul. 27, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0035259 A1, Feb. 2, 2023
Int. Cl. B21D 51/26 (2006.01); B65D 1/16 (2006.01); B65D 17/28 (2006.01); C22F 1/04 (2006.01)
CPC B21D 51/2669 (2013.01) [B65D 1/165 (2013.01); B65D 17/4012 (2018.01); C22F 1/04 (2013.01); B65D 2517/0014 (2013.01)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of forming a beverage container comprising the steps of:
forming a can body from a metal alloy;
forming a can end from a substantially compositionally identical metal alloy; and
heat treating the metal alloy after the step of forming the can body,
wherein the metal alloy and the substantially compositionally identical metal alloy are selected from the group consisting of a 4XXX, a 6XXX, a 2XXX, and a 7XXX aluminum alloy.