Claims
- 1. A lightweight reclosable metal can made from thin gauge, hard temper aluminum alloy having a thickness of about 0.007-0.015 inch comprising a can body having a drawn and ironed sidewall and a bottom end wall, and having a cone top secured on said sidewall, said cone top including a cylindrical pouring spout with an outwardly curled bead around its top and threads on said cylindrical pouring spout below said curled bead, said curled bead having a lesser radial extent than said threads such that a threaded closure can be screwed onto said cone top to seal contents in the can.
- 2. A can as set forth in claim 1 in which said cone top has a cylindrical pouring spout and a threaded sleeve secured on said pouring spout.
- 3. A can as set forth in claim 1 in which said cone top is seamed on said drawn and ironed can body.
- 4. A can as set forth in claim 1 in which said sidewall and said bottom end wall are integral with each other.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a Continuation-in-Part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/343,743, filed Nov. 22, 1994, U.S. Pat. No. 5,718,352.
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