Patents Assigned to The Coca-Cola Corporation
  • Patent number: 8360266
    Abstract: The present invention relates a shaped metal vessel comprising a shaped vessel body thin walled made of metal comprising a tapered body portion comprising an open end with integral rolled edge, a mid body portion, and a low body portion. A base seals one end of the low body, the low body blends with the mid body, and the mid body blends with the tapered body. Exemplary embodiments include an outsert fitted around the outside circumference of the tapered body proximate the open end, the outsert comprising a carry ring or carry ring edge formed around the circumference of the outsert, and a plurality of threads spirally affixed to the outer surface of the outsert to engage and secure a separate vessel closure to the shaped vessel body. Other exemplary embodiments integrally form a neck ring in the shaped vessel body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: The Coca-Cola Corporation
    Inventors: John E. Adams, Giancarlo Tosini