Method and apparatus for providing metal container with lining

摘要

Embodiments of methods and apparatuses for providing a container with a lining are provided. A lining element is displaced into the interior of the container and coupled to the interior surfaces of the container to substantially cover the interior of the container.

主权项

1. A method of providing a container comprising:
providing a metal cylindrical sidewall and a metal can end double-seamed to the sidewall, the sidewall having an interior surface and an exterior surface and extending from a first open end to a second end closed by the can end, the can end having an interior surface, the sidewall and the can end defining an interior of the container; providing a liner sheet proximate the first end of the sidewall, the liner sheet having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface; displacing the liner sheet toward the can end into the interior of the container; displacing air from between the can end and the liner sheet; and displacing air from between the sidewall and the liner sheet outside of the container and applying the first surface of the liner sheet to the interior surface of the sidewall.