Glossary of packaging terms Metal containers and aerosols

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Hardcopy , PDF

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English

Published date

31-03-1976

Publisher

British Standards Institution

Foreword
Co-operating organizations
Section 41 Collapsible tubes
Section 42 Drums
Section 43 Tensional strapping
Section 44 Tins and cans materials
Section 45 Trays, crates and hampers
Section 46 Aerosols
Figures
1 Aerosol
2 Built-up tin
3 Collar can
4 Cone top tin
5 Cutter lid tin
6 Flat top tin
7 Hinged lid tin
8 Lever lid tin
9 'LMP' tin
10 Locked corner tin
11 Open top can
12 Seamless tin
13 Slide lid tin
14 Slip lid tin
15 Sprinkler powder tin
16 Taper top bottle
17 Vent hole (milk) can
18 Built-up body
19 Seamless body
20 Bottom
21 Neck
22 Ring
23 Shoulder
24 Top
25 Curled back ring
26 Doubletite ring
27 Flanged ring
28 Full aperture ring
29 Lever ring and tagger
30 Ordinary ring
31 Solid scored ring
32 Capsule
33 Cutter lid
34 Filler plug
35 Hinged lid
36 Lever lid
37 Press cap
38 Screw cap
39 Slip lid
40 Filler neck
41 Lever neck
42 Pourer neck
43 Screw neck
44 Seamless neck
45 Brogue hole
46 Cork shive
47 Inner seal
48 Loose tagger
49 Plug
50 Semi-perforated
51 Wad
52 Bale handle
53 Clips
54 Tinplate handle
55 Wire drop handle
56 Capped-on end
57 Double seam
58 Lap side seam
59 Lockside seam
60 Locked corner
61 Mennen side seam
62 Single seam
63 Bead
64 Corrugated
65 Countersink
66 External curl
67 Flush curl
68 Internal curl
69 Flanged
70 Hemmed
71 Key opening
72 Knurled
73 Notch
74 Panelled
75 Scored
76 Continuous (screw) thread
77 Interrupted (screw) thread
78 Swage
Alphabetical index

Defines terms for collapsible tubes, drums, tensional strapping, tins, cans, trays, crates, hampers and aerosols.

Committee	PKW/0/-/8
DevelopmentNote	Supersedes 70/26272 DC (07/2005) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, December 2012. (11/2012)
DocumentType	Standard
Pages	42
PublisherName	British Standards Institution
Status	Current
SupersededBy	BS EN 13046:2000 BS EN 13047:2000 BS EN 13048:2009 BS EN 13045:2000 BS EN 13048:2000

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BS 6499:1998	Metal screw necks, screw caps and inner seals for metal containers. Specification
BS 5740:1989	Specification for oblong flat-top cans for liquid products
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BS 1133-10.3:1990	Packaging code. Metal containers Metal collapsible tubes
BS 1133-10.1:1990	Packaging code. Metal containers Tins and cans
BS 6165:1992	Specification for small disposable fire extinguishers of the aerosol type
BS 6165:1981	Specification for small disposable fire extinguishers of the aerosol type