A shell includes a body with a center panel, a countersink, a chuck wall, and a draw-stretched outer portion. The countersink has a base thickness. The outer portion has a reduced thickness. The shell countersink has substantially the same thickness as the sheet material prior to forming. In this configuration, the shell maintains the buckle resistance of a standard shell but uses less material.

A thinned metal can end having a non-uniform thickness profile is provided. The can end has a central panel having at least a first thickness, a middle portion having at least a second thickness greater than the first thickness, and an end portion having at least a third thickness greater than the first and second thicknesses. The can end is configured to be joined to a can wall by a double seam.

A drum assembly, including a generally cylindrical barrel portion having a proximal end and a distal end and defining an interior storage volume therebetween, and a generally conical bottom member connected to the barrel portion at the distal end and a generally flat top member connected to the barrel portion at the proximal end, wherein the barrel portion and the top and bottom members enclose the interior storage volume. The bottom member defines conical shape extending towards the distal end. A top chime is operationally connected to proximal end and extending away from the distal end, and a bottom chime is operationally connected to the distal end and extending away from the proximal end. A first plurality of spaced first ribs protruding from the top chime, wherein any two respective first ribs are spaced sufficiently far apart to accept a third first rib therebetween. A second plurality of spaced second ribs protruding from the bottom chime, wherein any two respective second ribs are spaced sufficiently far apart to accept a third second rib therebetween.

A primary beverage container includes a container body (102) and a container end (230). The container body includes an outer wall (104) and an inner wall (106). The outer wall defines an outer cavity (116), and the inner wall defines an inner cavity (122) with an opening (124) at a top end (108) of the container body. The inner wall is positioned within the outer cavity such that between the top end and a bottom end of the container body, the inner wall is spaced apart from the outer wall within the outer cavity. The container end is joined to the top end of the container body and covers the opening of the inner cavity.

A garden hose security device is fashioned as a tripartite hinged cube. The base of the device has a piano hinge on opposing sides thereof. Each piano hinge is connected to an edge of a side cube which is open at one (1) face and one (1) side. Each open side faces the base. Each open face is positioned opposite the other side cube's open face. There is an aperture for a faucet on the back side of the device. Secured to the underside of the base is a spiral-shaped ground stake. Padlock hardware is capable of being secured to the cube side opposite the faucet aperture.

A sensor device includes: a casing provided with an opening; a cover member covering the opening; a gasket interposed between the cover member and the casing; and a fixing cover which fixes both the gasket and the cover member to the casing. A plurality of welded portions bonding the casing and the fixing cover together are provided in a region outside the cover member such that the welded portions are distant from each other.

A sheet metal planter comprises three panel types, can be assembled with readily available tools, can be disassembled to fit in a compact space, can be made in more than one shape, does not require fasteners in one embodiment or places a modest load on fasteners in another embodiment, and is aesthetically pleasing.

An anti-theft enclosure for protecting an outdoor air conditioning (A/C) unit is made up of an open framework of structural members which surround and protect the A/C unit. Individual steel panels are assembled to form a series of upstanding walls which are covered by a top panels and which together define the quasi-enclosed area surrounding the A/C unit. The tubing which makes up the steel panels is spaced to allow access to the enclosed area by a worker needing to access the A/C unit. The steel panels are joined with connecting and mating elements which facilitate easy and quick disassembling of the enclosure. The upright panels also have adjustable panel legs which can be extended and cemented into the ground for added stability and security.

A coating composition comprising a blend of one or more polyester resins having a lower average molecular weight and higher melt flow index, where the coating composition is in the form of a powder having particles with a fine particle size distribution, and where the coating composition is configured to form a thin coating (34) that is substantially free of pores.

A container for use in a scale or combination scale, for example, which is used as formatting container includes two or more side walls, whose position with respect to each other is variable. The outlet of the container is closed by two or more opening flaps that are pivotable or swingable and, therefore, can release the outlet of the container. A common drive moves the side walls and the opening flaps. Therefore, a container can be entirely emptied, as blocked or accumulated product parts can drop downwards via enlargement of the cross section of the container by a movement of the side walls.