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A cone top (also called a cap-sealed can, cone-top, or conetop) is a type of can, especially a type of
A cone top (also called a cap-sealed can, cone-top, or conetop) is a type of can, especially a type of beverage can
A drink can (or beverage can) is a metal container with a polymer interior designed to hold a fixed portion of liquid such as carbonated soft drinks, alcoholic drinks, fruit juices, teas, herbal teas, energy drinks, etc. Drink cans exterior ...
, introduced in 1935.Soroka, Walter (2008). ''Illustrated Glossary of Packaging Terminology.'' DEStech Publications, Inc, Cone tops were designed in response to flat top beer cans as a hybrid between beer bottle and flat top can. Cone tops were especially attractive to smaller breweries which did not have the capital necessary to buy new canning machinery; cone tops could be filled on standard bottling equipment.
Because they were typically made with steel
Steel is an alloy of iron and carbon that demonstrates improved mechanical properties compared to the pure form of iron. Due to steel's high Young's modulus, elastic modulus, Yield (engineering), yield strength, Fracture, fracture strength a ...
,Yam, Kit L. (2010). ''The Wiley Encyclopedia of Packaging Technology.'' John Wiley & Sons, beverage cans faded out during the metal shortages of World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...
. They were continued after the war, but fell out of use in 1960.Walter, James (2011). ''Drinkology Beer: A Book About the Brew.'' Abrams, They are now considered collector's items.
Types:
*Low Profile, manufactured by Continental Can Co., was first marketed in 1935. It is named as such because the neck of the cone top is low. The earliest version of the low profile set the way for the Quart cone top which was produced until 1937.
*High Profile, manufactured by American Can Company
The American Can Company was a manufacturer of tin cans. It was a member of the Tin Can Trust, that controlled a "large percentage of business in the United States in tin cans, containers, and packages of tin." American Can Company ranked 97th amo ...
, was the last cone top to enter the market and remained in use after World War II along with the Crowntainer.
*J Spout, manufactured by Crown Cork & Seal Company, was launched right after Continental Can Co.’s low profile version of the cone top. It is named “J Spout” because the thin neck resembles the letter J. It was Crown’s official move to canning beer instead of solely producing crown caps. The design was phased out during the beginning of World War II.
*Crowntainer, manufactured by Crown Cork & Seal Company, is unique because it has a continuous form instead of a separate cone top. Between 1940 and 1955 over 70 different breweries in the United States used the container which developed over 250 designs incorporating the metallic background.
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