US 12,168,551 B2
Metal container and end closure with seal
Matthias van de Liefvoort, Louisville, CO (US); and Heidi Masters, Denver, CO (US)
Assigned to Ball Corporation, Westminster, CO (US)
Filed by Ball Corporation, Westminster, CO (US)
Filed on Mar. 1, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/683,571.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/155,076, filed on Mar. 1, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0274743 A1, Sep. 1, 2022
Int. Cl. B65D 43/02 (2006.01); B65D 17/00 (2006.01); B65D 17/28 (2006.01); B65D 17/50 (2006.01)
CPC B65D 43/0212 (2013.01) [B65D 17/02 (2013.01); B65D 17/4011 (2018.01); B65D 17/50 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A food or beverage packaging comprising:
a container comprising:
a sidewall having an upper end and a lower end;
a closed bottom end interconnected to the lower end of the sidewall;
an opening at the upper end opposite the closed bottom end; and
a container curl around a perimeter of the upper end;
a metallic closure comprising:
a substantially flat central panel with an upper surface and a bottom surface;
a substantially vertical portion extending downwardly from a perimeter of the central panel;
a closure curl extending inwardly from a lower end of the substantially vertical portion;
a securing lug formed in a portion of the closure curl and extending around a portion of a circumference of the metallic closure, the securing lug extending inwardly from the substantially vertical portion of the metallic closure and forming a loop, wherein the loop of the securing lug engages the container curl; and
a pry lug formed in a portion of the closure curl and extending around a portion of the circumference of the metallic closure, the pry lug comprising:
a projection extending outwardly a distance from the substantially vertical portion of the metallic closure;
an inward curve extending from an outer end of the projection; and
an inwardly oriented portion extending from an inner end of the inward curve.