Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
220268000 | Non-removable member or portion | 88 |
20090001081 | Container lid and container - A container, particularly a drinks can, is closed by a lid having a tear-off opening. Additionally, a rotatable element is provided and used to close the tear-off opening for a consumption seal and/or which covers a symbol and/or a sign which is only visible after opening the seal. | 01-01-2009 |
20090166361 | TWO-PART, FLIP TOP, SNAP CAP FOR VIALS - A vial comprising a tube with upward extending lip and two-part, flip top, snap cap containing a top part comprising a circular top surface with a cylindrical outer wall, a cylindrical inner skirt and a desiccant chamber, wherein the top part further includes an inset portion formed in an outer surface of the cylindrical outer wall, and a tamper evident ring part joined to the top part by a hinge, wherein the tamper evident ring part further includes an inset portion that aligns with the inset portion of the top part when the cap is closed and breakable tabs joining the top part to the ring part. | 07-02-2009 |
20100018976 | Liquid dispenser with relief valve opening to provide uniform drainage - A container for liquids such as soft drinks, and the like is provided with a relief bore valve which is formed as a small scribed area at the top of the container. When the ring-pull tab of the container is depressed, it will puncture the scribed area to form the relief bore valve. This will slowly release pressurized carbonation within the container, thereby avoiding the usual explosive release of gas and liquids. Upwardly lifting the ring-pull tab in the reverse direction will then puncture the larger, scribed area for drinking use. Use of the relief bore valve also enables a more uniform, uninterrupted drainage of the liquid while drinking, while still maintaining most of the original carbonation. | 01-28-2010 |
20100059516 | Container - A substantially cylindrical beverage container where the container end ( | 03-11-2010 |
20110204055 | Container End Closure With Improved Chuck Wall and Countersink - The present invention describes a beverage can end which utilizes less material and has an improved internal buckle strength based on the geometric configuration of a chuck wall, inner panel wall and central panel, and which, in one embodiment utilizes an arcuate shaped chuck wall with a radius of curvature between about 0.150 inches and 0.250 inches with at least one transition zone positioned between an upper and lower end of the chuck wall. | 08-25-2011 |
20110297682 | CONTAINER WITH ANTI-LOSS AND ANTI-IDLE-ROTATION CAP - Disclosed herein is a container with an anti-loss and anti-idle-rotation cap, which affords convenience and an improved sensation of use, in addition to preventing the contamination of the cap. The container includes a cap having a cap body, an indication ring, and a plurality of bridges, and a container body having a threaded fastening part, a ring stopping step, and an indication ring seat. The cap body and the indication ring are integrally coupled at a predetermined portion thereof with each other via a coupling part so that they are not separated from each other. A wedge and a wedge hole are provided on the cap body and the indication ring, or are provided on the cap body and the container body, so that the cap body is locked to the indication ring or the container body when the cap is opened to be adjacent to the coupling part. | 12-08-2011 |
20120067892 | TAMPER-EVIDENT CONTAINER SYSTEM - A container system for storing material includes a container and a mating closure having a tamper-evident ring frangibly attached to the closure. The container includes a neck having a container thread and an annular rim for engaging the tamper-evident ring when the closure is removed from the container. In some embodiments, the neck includes one or more retaining structures for engaging the tamper-evident ring during retort sterilization processing, packaging, shipping or handling. The retaining structure in some embodiments includes one or more ramps having multiple inclined surfaces. Each inclined surface is oriented at an acute angle between about five and about forty-five degrees such that the tamper-evident ring can slip past the retaining structure when a threshold removal torque is applied. A method of sealing a container using a tamper-evident container system is also provided. | 03-22-2012 |
20120223075 | FRACTURABLE CONTAINER - A container fracturable along a break path having a generally constant wall thickness about the break path is disclosed. In order to provide a specific break path without reducing the structural integrity of the container, the body of the container is configured to concentrate stress along the break path. | 09-06-2012 |
20120241455 | CONTAINER FOR DISPENSING A SUBSTANCE - A container containing a substance includes a preformed deformable body defining a filling cavity. The container body has an opening and an integral planar circumferential rim surrounding the opening, which opening is closed by a cover sheet which is sealed to the circumferential rim by means of a circumferential sealing seam. The circumferential rim has a dispensing part which is covered by the cover sheet. The cover sheet is sealed to an upper surface of the dispensing part by at least one rupturable sealing seam and outlet seams defining an outlet passage from the rupturable sealing seam towards the edge of the dispensing part of the circumferential rim, such that, when the rupturable sealing seam is broken, the substance is allowed to flow through the outlet passage between the surface of the dispensing part and the cover sheet towards the edge of the dispensing part. | 09-27-2012 |
20120298666 | STOPPER FOR PACKAGING CONTAINER - Provided is a stopper for a packaging container. The stopper includes bridges for checking whether a screw-coupling type stopper is opened or not and a hinge portion where an inner concave groove is formed, thereby displaying whether the stopper is opened or not, thereby enabling the stable connection of a stopper body and a fixing ring, thereby maintaining a set opening angle of the stopper body in case of opening, to thus prevent the stopper body from drooping and being shaken, and thereby elastically carrying out opening and closing operations, to thus remarkably improve the feeling of use. | 11-29-2012 |
20140069923 | Method for Preparing a Scored Flexible Structure, and Method for Making a Flexible Packaging Structure Having A Built-In Open and Reclose Feature - A method for preparing a scored flexible structure that has utility in the construction of packaging structures, including steps of: (i) providing a structure as a web of flexible material; (ii) enhancing a thickness of the structure in a discrete region thereof by applying a substantially all-solids electron-beam-curable polymer material in fluid form onto the discrete region, the discrete region occupying a minor percentage of a total surface area of the structure; (iii) curing the polymer material by irradiating the polymer material with an electron beam, thereby forming an EB-cured polymer region; and (iv) forming a score line through a thickness of the EB-cured polymer region and through the thickness of the structure. | 03-13-2014 |
20140190969 | TAMPER-EVIDENT CONTAINER - A tamper-evident container is disclosed. The tamper-evident container includes a containing base, a lid, and a release structure. The containing base has a base edge and the lid has a lid edge. The lid is fixed to the containing base for closing and the base edge encloses the lid edge. The release is disposed at the containing base. The release structure includes a barrier line and two break lines. The break lines are extended from two ends of the barrier line to the base edge. A detachable zone is encompassed by the barrier line, the break lines, and the base edge. The break lines are for detaching the detachable zone from the containing base, so that the lid edge is partially exposed so as to separate the lid from the containing base. | 07-10-2014 |
20140190970 | TAMPER-EVIDENT CONTAINER - A tamper-evident container is disclosed. The tamper-evident container includes a containing base, a lid, and a release structure. The lid is fixed to the containing base for closing. The release structure is disposed at the lid or the containing base. The release structure comprises a break line and at least one hole. The hole is disposed on the break line and the break line is for separating the lid from the containing base. | 07-10-2014 |
20150034647 | SEALING DISC FOR INDUCTION SEALING OF A CONTAINER - A sealing disc for closing mouths of containers has a foil for inductively introducing heat into the sealing disc. The sealing disc has an edge region. A sealing layer is provided on the side of the foil that is to face the interior of the container, for sealing tight the edge region of the sealing disc on the mouth of the container. One or more layers are located on the side of the foil that is remote from the sealing layer. Further, a hand grip is formed as part of the sealing disc and serves to open the mouth of the container that is closed by the sealing disc. On the side that is remote from the sealing layer, the layer or layers are provided with weakening lines for forming an outline of the hand grip. The weakening lines lead into the edge region of the sealing disc. | 02-05-2015 |
20160159546 | Container Inner Seal With A Releasable Panel - A sealing member for a container and/or film including at least one frangible line of weakness. In some approaches, the sealing member with the frangible line of weakness is configured to release a panel or strip to expose portions of the sealing member therebelow for ease in gaining access to the container contents. | 06-09-2016 |
220269000 | Gripping means attached to or integral with member or portion (e.g., pull tab) | 73 |
20080197132 | Easily-Openable Can Lid - An easy open can lid comprises an outer multilayered portion folded into three layers and enclosing the panel portion from outside of the score line, and an inner multilayered portion folded into three layers and enclosing the panel portion from inside of the score line. A leading edge of an outer protection portion as a folding portion between the first and second outer layers is flush with or situated outside of the score line, and a leading edge of an inner protection portion as a folding portion between the second and third inner layers is flush with or situated inside of the score line. An opening width of an inner interspace between the first and second inner layers is wider than that of an outer interspace between the second and third outer layers. | 08-21-2008 |
20080272120 | Rupture Type Openable Beverage Container Lid - A rupture type openable beverage container lid in the form of a beverage can lid ( | 11-06-2008 |
20080272121 | Package Adapted to Receive an Opening Device - The invention relates to a package and a blank comprising a front panel ( | 11-06-2008 |
20090026201 | COATED LIFT-TAB FOR RESEALING POP-TOP CONTAINERS - A resealable pop-top beverage container is disclosed and claimed wherein a lift-tab is attached to the upper surface of the top of the container in a conventional manner such that when a finger-end of the lift-tab is raised, a swivel-end of the lift-tab forces a sealing plate to shear its connection to the edge of an access hole, thereby opening the access hole. The lift-tab of the invention includes a coating of a resilient material on at least its ventral side. When the lift-tab is rotated about a rotatable connector, the resilient material can juxtapose against the access hole thereby forming a reversible seal. | 01-29-2009 |
20090071960 | PACKAGE - In the invention, to solve the problem of easily opening a package to be opened by peeling a lid member off from a container, the package | 03-19-2009 |
20090084789 | Can opening structure of pull-top type can - To enable any one to open a pull-top type can easily by a pullout motion of a pull tab without damaging a fingertip or a nail, a can opening structure is constituted by a pressed portion ( | 04-02-2009 |
20090090715 | Beverage container with locking tab mechanism - The invention relates to a beverage container having a tab with a permeable membrane to prevent tampering with the liquid contents of the container. The container includes a side wall, an upper rim having an inwardly directed retaining element, and a top wall extending radially inward from the rim. The top wall has a pivotable panel defined by a rupturable seam that provides a drink opening when the seam is ruptured. The tab is coupled to the top wall by a rivet and includes a body portion that supports the permeable membrane. In a closed position, the tab is oriented such that the permeable membrane is roughly 180 degrees from the panel and the yet to be formed drink opening. An operator rotates the tab 180 degrees to arrive at a use position, wherein the permeable membrane overlies the drink opening to prevent tampering. An external segment of the body portion is engaged by the retaining element to maintain the use position. | 04-09-2009 |
20090090716 | Flip-Up Pop-Top Can Lid - The present invention is a flip-up pop-tab in which a partially detachable portion of a lid of a can is separated from the can and hinged away from the opening created in the lid. | 04-09-2009 |
20090206083 | CONTAINER CLOSING DEVICE - A container closing device suitable for cans of drink, having an opening tab provided in a container wall, and an opening element suitable for pressing in the opening tab and a fixing device, whereby the opening tab can be detachably fixed to the container wall. | 08-20-2009 |
20100000997 | Double-ended openers beverage can - The invention relates to a beverage can with an opener at each end allowing the user to drink from the first end while opening the second end which results in the liquid rapidly evacuating the beverage can. The beverage can is particularly useful for chug-a-lugging beer. | 01-07-2010 |
20100059517 | Internal Gas Pressure Resistant Metal Pop-Top Cover and Method of Making - A gas pressure-resistant metal pop-top cover comprised of two parts, a lid ( | 03-11-2010 |
20100065568 | SMALL DIAMETER CAN END WITH LARGE OPENING - A can end having a small diameter centre panel and an opening of particular aspect ratio to improve the pourability and drinkability characteristics of the opening, compared to can ends having conventional openings. | 03-18-2010 |
20100213194 | Pop Can Beak Spout Design - The Pop Can Beak Spout Design provides a new way to open the pop can and create easily a sanitary spout for the user to drink with. The pop can lid has “beak”-shaped form, comprising the pull-ring portion in the front; the central “beak” portion in the middle to be converted as spout; and the “accordion” portion behind with wrinkled surface. When the user pulls up the ring to open the pop can, it will lift the scored area below the ring from the upper surface, then the central “beak” portion will be separated also from the top, if continuing to turn them backward, the “accordion” portion behind will be compressed and allows “beak” portion to be erected, after bending the pull-ring against the bottom of “beak” portion, a sanitary spout will be finally formed automatically with the inherent material of the pop can. | 08-26-2010 |
20100219187 | CAN COVERS AND CANS HAVING THE SAME - A can cover comprising: a top panel having an opening portion with a score line engraved on the top panel; a rotational tab rotatably installed on the top panel; and a severance initializing means for connecting the rotational tab and an area adjacent to the score line of the top panel to initialize a severance of the score line at a start point when the rotational tab is rotated. | 09-02-2010 |
20100258562 | CONTAINER FOR A SUBSTANCE, IN PARTICULAR A DRINK, WITH A TEAR-OPEN CLOSING ELEMENT - A container for substances, for example drinks, comprises an upper wall, which functions as a lid, and a central zone on which a closed line of weakening is defined that defines a stopper, in the shape of a tongue, which normally closes a relative aperture for the substance to pass through, a lever, associated with the tongue, which can be driven so as to remove the stopper, at least partly, from the upper wall, detaching it along the line of weakening and thus freeing the aperture, and a connection element of the flexible type which is connected both to the stopper and also to the upper wall. The lever has a first end pivoted in correspondence with the peripheral rib, a second end, which functions as a gripper element, disposed in substantial correspondence with the central zone, and an intermediate zone between the two ends, by means of which the lever is connected to the stopper. | 10-14-2010 |
20100276423 | Beverage Container - A beverage can cap member is configured so that its exterior surface extending radially inwardly from the rim or rim forming portion is substantially flat or continuous, or has a slight curve from a position adjacent from the rim or rim forming portion. The cap member may have a countersink which is filled with a filler material including a curable adhesive, an insert of a natural or synthetic material or the like. The filler material increases the structural strength of the cap member to an extent that it can be made of a relatively thinner material and still complies with the minimum peaking pressure of the industrial standard. | 11-04-2010 |
20100326990 | Closure Cap - The invention relates to a closure cap for infusion bottles and the like, having a bowl-shaped outer part ( | 12-30-2010 |
20110000913 | Beer can with top and bottom pull tabs - The herein invention discloses improvements to the conventional beer, soda or vegetable juice can such as tomato as well as medical or automotive such as oil cans containing fluid. The improvements consisting of one or a plurality of pull tabs on the top and the bottom of the can allowing the liquid to empty out of the cans in a matter of seconds. Prior art only shows one pull tab on the top taking the cans too long to empty for consumers that desire their beverage to flow quicker and to avoid spraying their beverage potentially getting in to the eyes of consumers and destroying property such as clothes and furniture as it is widely known consumers puncture holes toward the bottom of the can to release the liquid quicker endangering themselves and others by spraying beverage and by the sharp objects used to make the holes in the cans. My new invention will improve safety for these types of consumers furthermore if the top tab breaks the bottom pull tab will allow the can to be opened. Additionally, a tomatoe juice can having two pull tabs on the top allows the thick juice to flow more rapidly. This also relieves having a sharp can opener to accomplish this task. | 01-06-2011 |
20110006064 | Beverage Can Multi-Functional Tool - A device and methods for opening a can with a pull tab are disclosed. The device has a forward portion having a top wall and a bottom wall forming a cavity between the walls. The cavity is configured to receive the pull tab. A rear portion extends from the forward portion. The rear portion has a proximal sidewall, a distal sidewall, and a curved groove adjacent the distal sidewall. The curved groove is configured to snap onto a lip of the can. A recessed portion extends from the rear portion distal sidewall. The recessed portion can be lifted to open the can. | 01-13-2011 |
20110056945 | FULL APERTURE BEVERAGE END - A full aperture beverage end has a center panel, a countersink surrounding the centre panel, a main score arranged in proximity to the countersink to define a removable aperture panel and a vent score. The beverage end is adapted for use with products that are pressurized to over 30 psi (200 kPa) when opened, and during opening the vent score is adapted to sever first, controlling the pressure differential between the external surface and internal surface of the centre panel, thereby allowing the main score to tear in a controlled and reliable manner. | 03-10-2011 |
20110108552 | DOUBLE OPENING SYSTEM FOR BEVERAGE CANS - The lid of a beverage can has two punched segments, breaking of which forms the respective openings for allowing the liquid to flow out and the air to enter. Breaking of these punched parts is performed by pivoting upwards a main ring mounted on a rivet of the lid and, after breaking open the punched part, pushing downwards a secondary lever with cutting pressure pieces which cut into the punched parts so as to cause breakage thereof. The said secondary lever is mounted on the same rivet, having an end segment which rests against a stop of the ring in order to prevent in the rest condition the pressure pieces cutting into the punched parts. In another simpler embodiment, the secondary lever is dispensed with, so that the pressure piece is incorporated along the contour of the associated main ring. | 05-12-2011 |
20110139782 | PT2 pull tab lids stacking - The invention relates to food and beverage containers and the lids that are used to close such containers. During the manufacturing process, it is desirable to stack the lids one on top of the other before presenting them to the machine that will join the lids to the bodies of the containers. Some lids according to my previous invention have ancillary components attached to their main bodies, such as pull tabs that have raised lifter tips or punch tips. Sometimes, the lids have also certain recesses and/or protrusions below or above the main body of the lids. Such ancillaries and/or recesses or protrusions could disturb the integrity of the stacks. Some experts in the industry indicated that they consider that such a stack could be unacceptably SQUISHY. This invention proposes ways and methods and construction designs, which would eliminate such stacking problems, even in the presence of such ancillaries and/or recesses or protrusions or other similar irregular shapes. The stacks will not be squishy. | 06-16-2011 |
20110215099 | BIMETALLIC CORROSION MITIGATION - A metal closure is described, in the form of a foil lid ( | 09-08-2011 |
20110240645 | BEVERAGE CAN LID - A beverage can with a rotating lid ( | 10-06-2011 |
20110248034 | FOIL-LID TO CLOSE A TRAY, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAID FOIL-LID - Foil lid for closing a container, wherein the foil lid comprises composite layers, wherein the composite layers comprise a first layer group and a second layer group, wherein both the first layer group and the second layer group comprise at least one layer of a first type and one layer of a second type, and the layer of the first type of the first layer group is blocked over its entire area with the layer of the first type of the second layer group, and wherein at least the first layer group, which faces the container when the foil lid is used as intended, comprises a zone of weakness which defines the periphery of an opening. | 10-13-2011 |
20110253719 | PT1-2 PULL TAB - The invention covers a number of alternative improvements to the prior art pull-tab used to open container such as soda cans. One improvement is by forming the nose of the pull tab at a certain angle to the body of the tab, thus allowing the user to tilt the tab thus lifting the pull tip higher and providing more room for the user to insert the finger tip under the pull tip thus making it easier to open the container. Another improvement is by rotating the pull tab a certain angle and making it follow a caming surface thus lifting the pull tip and again providing more room to insert the finger tip and making it easier to open the container. | 10-20-2011 |
20110253720 | Container - A container for storing a liquid or a solid may include a container body having a container side wall and a container bottom and a container lid having a pop top arm to pivot and cooperate with a weakened area to provide access to the interior of the container body. The container body may be formed from plastic and the container lid is formed from metal, and the container body may include a vertical neck. The container body may include a lip, and the bottom wall may include a center protrusion. The bottom wall may include a depression, and the bottom wall may include a radial extending depression. | 10-20-2011 |
20110303672 | FLAP SCORE VENTING OF CAN END - A vent score lacks features to arrest score propagation. Rather encourages fast score propagation upon initial rupture. Venting is achieved through a flap configuration formed by the vent score. | 12-15-2011 |
20120012586 | RECLOSABLE CONTAINER LID, CONTAINERS INCLUDING BEVERAGE CANS CONTAINING SAID RECLOSABLE CONTAINER LID, METHODS OF MANUFACTURING SUCH CONTAINERS, AND USE OF SAID RECLOSABLE CONTAINER LID - A reclosable container lid includes a lid surface having an upper side, a lower side, a circumferential edge, and a zone for a dispensing aperture delimited by a circumferential weakening profile. A lever tab is pivotably fastened to the lid surface via a fastener for at least partly opening the dispensing aperture. The lever tab has first and second end portions, wherein the first end portion, in the opening position, at least partly overlaps with a section of the zone for the dispensing aperture. The lever tab also has a closure module comprising a closure collar that rests against the upper side of the lid surface and which, in the closure position, extends along the dispensing aperture in a sealing manner. The closure module also includes a reclosable aperture closure framed by the closure collar. A method of manufacturing reclosable containers using the container lids is also disclosed herein. | 01-19-2012 |
20120125933 | LID FOR A CAN AND METHOD FOR ORIENTATING SUCH A LID - The invention relates to a lid ( | 05-24-2012 |
20120168442 | Re-closable hygienic ecology beverage container end closure with recipient concave member with a cellophane et al wrapper hermetical process - A process for the development and improvement of an ecological, hygienic and re-closeable beverage container end closure wherein the non-ingestible and non-inhalable hermetical wrapper and the tab are designed to remain on the beverage container end closure. The new process shall be uniquely coined as “hygienecological”. The process incorporates a cellophane, hermetical wrapper that adheres to the beverage container end closure. The beverage container is partially covered with the wrapper or “crown”. In the cross-sectional view, the crown covers the upper and the immediate anterior surface area of the beverage container. The opener tab member of the circular lid is covered by the configuration of the cellophane hermetical wrapper. Within the inner wall of the unopened beverage container, the convex ledge of the circular lid rests inside the corresponding and underlying concave recipient member. When the tab member is pulled upward the wrapper is broken and the convex ledge of the circular lid releases from the underlying concave recipient member. At the rear of the tabbed lid component, there is a flexible hinge which inherently connects the tabbed lid structured with the convex ledge to the underlying concave recipient member. In the countersink of the beverage container end closure there is a malleable cradle with a recess which is constructed to receive the upper surface of tab member. A gentle finger motion onto the underside of the tabbed lid, secures the tab member of the circular lid into the cradle recess and the circular lid directionally reclines at 180 degrees. | 07-05-2012 |
20120175371 | LID FOR CONTAINERS OF SUBSTANCES AND CONTAINER OF SUBSTANCES THUS EQUIPPED | 07-12-2012 |
20120181280 | TAMPER-EVIDENT CONTAINER WITH MULTI-ACTION BREAKAWAY HINGE - A novel and unique container of a general clamshell configuration is provided. The hinge of the container of the present invention is particularly unique in that it not only provides a hinged connection between the lid and the base of the container for ease of use by the contents manufacturer during filling but is also breakable in different ways to provide a tamper-evident function without creating small parts that must be disposed of separately from the lid. | 07-19-2012 |
20120199586 | Lid for a beverage can - An Improved Beverage Can Lid comprises a pressure relief orifice, and a beverage orifice. The tab can be turned around about 180° in order to open the pressure relief orifice. The Improved Beverage Can Lid is affixed to the top of the beverage can body. | 08-09-2012 |
20120199587 | Beverage Containers, And Tabs And Lids For Use With Beverage Containers - A container configured to hold fluid, and a lid and tab for use with the container, are provided that allow for venting the container when dispensing fluid therefrom. The lid includes scored portions configured to be severed from a surface of the lid for venting the container and dispensing fluid from the container. A scored venting portion of the lid has a protrusion, and the tab has a raised portion that generally aligns with the protrusion when the tab is coupled to the lid. To open and vent the container, the tab is moved to sever a scored pouring portion from a surface of the lid, and the raised portion of the tab is deformed to engage the protrusion of the lid to sever the scored venting portion from the surface of the lid. | 08-09-2012 |
20120205378 | Can End - A can end for a beverage container has a circumferential curl positioned about a longitudinal axis, a wall extending downwardly from the curl, a strengthening member joined to the wall, and a center panel joined to the strengthening member and extending radially inwardly relative to longitudinal axis. A rivet is located at a center position of the center panel. A frangible score has terminal ends located on a common side of the rivet. The terminal ends are separated by a non-frangible hinge segment. A displaceable tear panel is defined by the frangible score and the non-frangible hinge segment. A non-detachable tab has a nose and a lift end. The nose overlies a portion of the displaceable tear panel. A deboss groove is located on the public side of the center panel and extends downwardly in a direction towards the product side. The deboss groove is located adjacent the score line. | 08-16-2012 |
20120228296 | SMALL DIAMETER CAN END WITH LARGE OPENING - A can end having a small diameter centre panel and an opening of particular dimensions to improve the pourability and drinkability characteristics of the opening, compared to can ends having conventional openings. | 09-13-2012 |
20120248113 | Resealable Hinged Tab Opener For A Can - A resealable pop-top type opener for a can having a curvilinear tab handle extending to divergent arms having a post fixed therebetween. A tab hinge is mounted to the tab plate with the hinge knuckle encompassing the hinge post so that the curvilinear tab handle can be pivoted from a substantially horizontal direction to a vertical direction whereupon the tab arms are used to manipulate the tab to either an open position or if open to a closed position. | 10-04-2012 |
20130037542 | CAN END - A can end comprises a center panel having a diameter, a geometric center lying on a transverse axis of symmetry of the center panel, and a score line defining a periphery of a tear panel, a lift tab having a nose portion and a lift portion opposite the nose portion, the nose portion configured to contact the tear panel as the lift portion is lifted so as to rupture the score line and swing the tear panel out of a plane of the center panel, thereby defining a tear panel aperture for accessing the contents of a can to which the can end is attached, and a rivet attaching the lift tab to the center panel and permitting the nose portion and lift portion to pivot out of the plane of the center panel. The rivet is located on a first side of the transverse axis of symmetry, and the tear panel is located substantially on a second side of the transverse axis of symmetry opposite the first side. | 02-14-2013 |
20130037543 | CAN END, DOUBLE ACTION TAB THEREFOR, TOOLING ASSEMBLY, AND ASSOCIATED METHOD - A tab is provided for a can end. The can end includes an end panel and a scoreline defining a tear panel in the end panel for providing an opening in the can end. The tab includes a body having first and second opposing ends, a nose portion located at or about the first end, a lift portion located at or about the second end, and a rivet receiving portion disposed proximate the nose portion. The rivet receiving portion includes a rivet hole. A first rivet extends outwardly from the end panel and fastens the rivet receiving portion of the tab to the can end. A second rivet extends outwardly from the end panel to cooperate with a portion of the body proximate the lift portion. | 02-14-2013 |
20130126528 | EASILY OPENABLE CAN LID HAVING A MOVABLE PORTION - A can lid of a can provided with an easily openable opening means is disclosed wherein the can lid is equipped with a can lid which is fastened by winding tightly on the can main body and the top end opening of the can main body, a score section installed around the territory of the prearranged opening area and a tab for severing the score section. In the can lid, there is formed a protrusion protruding upward from the can lid in front of the can opening during manufacturing of the can lid, in which it is a collapsing protrusion where the protrusion elastically deforms into the can main body by depressing motion of the user and thereby enables forming of a concave section for easy insertion of the user's finger. | 05-23-2013 |
20130146598 | ONE-PIECE LID FOR CARTONS - A one-piece or monolithic body flat plastic lid for carton packages with thin walls and membrane or a web breaking under pressure, with a semicircular skirt provided with rectangular shaped entrance housing and locked to a closing and opening pivoting tab, joined to the border of a pouring orifice by means of a rupture horizontal perimeter membrane and a vertical breaking or tearing by means of pressure exerted in the vertical or transversal direction to the surface of the tab, which is locked by means of a hinge line to a transverse wall making the rectangular channel. | 06-13-2013 |
20130240526 | PT1-3 PULL-TAB - The invention covers a number of alternative improvements to the prior art pull tab opener used to open container such as soda cans. One improvement is by forming the nose of the pull tab at a certain angle to the body of the tab or to the lifter tip or the nose tip, thus allowing the user to tilt the tab thus lifting the pull tip higher and providing more room for the user to insert the finger tip under the pull tip thus making it easier to open the container. Another improvement is by providing a deeper finger well under the lifter tip, again providing more room to insert the finger tip and making it easier to open the container. | 09-19-2013 |
20130264344 | DOUBLE-OPENING CAN LID - An improved beverage container of the type having a lid, a pour panel defined in the lid by a pour score and a vent panel defined in the lid by a vent score. A tab pivotally is mounted to the lid, wherein lifting the tab about a pivot in a lifting direction fractures the pour score and opens the pour panel. A secondary tab is carried by the tab, and is released into contact with the vent panel by lifting the tab to fracture the pour score, wherein pressing the tab in a direction generally opposite the lifting direction causes the secondary tab to fracture the vent score and open the vent panel. At least one anti-rotation member is disposed between the tab and the lid to prevent the tab from rotating about the rivet. | 10-10-2013 |
20130270268 | Package Integrity Indicating Closure - A resealable closure for a container in which package integrity is indicated by a structure which connects the closure to a remaining portion of the container which must be broken in order to gain access to the contents of the container for a first time. The package integrity feature, in one form, includes a structure associated with the closure, wherein upon opening the closure for a first time, the structure stretches, increasing a length of the structure until the structure eventually breaks, leaving one or both residual ends of the broken structure rippled or curved upward from the remainder of the container. In one alternative form, the structure is associated with a pull tab of the sealing panel, which comprises the closure, whereby either the structure must be broken first, prior to pulling back the sealing panel, or while pulling back the sealing panel for a first time, the structure breaks, prior to gaining access to the contents therein. Advantageously, the package integrity feature is integrally formed with the closure and a remaining portion of the container. Integrity of the package is indicated by visually observing an intact breakable structure. | 10-17-2013 |
20130284742 | Easy Open Lid - An easy open lid that comprises a top plate, a score line, a tongue, a rivet, a deboss, a tab, a top score line and a pull-strip. On the top plate there is a score line to surround the periphery of the tongue. But the score line does not close and remains open for a portion. Thus, an opening is formed when the tab is pulled for the tongue to rupture the score line. The open end of the tongue extends with a pull-strip that has a deboss. Similarly, there is a top score line to surround the periphery of the pull-strip. There is a tab on the top of the tongue and fixed by a rivet. When the tongue ruptures the score line to form an opening, the tab is pulled for the pull-strip to rupture the top score line. | 10-31-2013 |
20130292382 | METALLIC END CLOSURE WITH TEAR PANEL HAVING IMPROVED RIGIDITY - An end closure for a container is provided. The end closure includes a stay-on-tab and a tear panel defined by a frangible score and a non-frangible hinge segment. The tear panel includes a raised portion which extends in an upward orientation toward a public side of the end closure. | 11-07-2013 |
20130299496 | Can End - A can end has a public side and an opposing product side. A circumferential curl is located about a center axis and defines an outer perimeter of the can end. A circumferential wall extends downwardly from the curl. A circumferential, generally U-shaped countersink extends radially inwardly from the circumferential wall relative to the center axis and upwardly. A center panel extends radially inwardly from the countersink relative to the center axis and has a displaceable tear panel defined by frangible score and a hinge segment on the public side and a tab fixed to the public side which has a nose portion overlying a portion of the displaceable tear panel. A circumferential panel joins the countersink with the center panel and has a first panel radius joined to a second panel radius by a short wall extending upwardly and inwardly. The circumferential panel has a bead formed therein. | 11-14-2013 |
20140076898 | SEALING DISC COMPRISING A TAB - The invention relates to a sealing disc for a container closure used for a container having a mouth delimited by a circumferential edge. The sealing disc is composed of a plurality of layers with an edge. Before the container is opened for the first time, at least one group of layers tightly closes the mouth of said container. One of the layers is a metallic layer that can be heated by induction. The other layers are non-metallic and unable to be directly heated by induction. The group of layers can be sealed, using a sealing layer, on the circumferential edge of the mouth. One of the layers is composed of a thermally insulating material. The sealing disc has at least one grip tab. The grip tab is formed from just one or more of the layers of the layer group. The surfaces of the layers that form said grip tab project beyond the edge of the metallic, induction-heatable layer of the group for the length of the surface of the grip tab. Said grip tab is formed only from the layer composed of thermally insulating material, or from said layer and one or more of the other non-metallic layers that are unable to be directly heated by induction. The grip tab is doubled over on the uppermost layer of the sealing disc. | 03-20-2014 |
20140190971 | BEVERAGE DELIVERY CAN - A beverage delivery can may comprise various configurations, including various aperture shapes, sizes, and configurations and various shapes, textures, configurations, and dimensions of the lid and surface of the can. A beverage can may comprise various exterior shapes such as a tapered shape, a faceted shape, a pint glass shape and the like. In embodiments, the beverage may comprise various types of nucleation devices. A beverage can may comprise a vertical portion of the can, a continuous lip indentation comprising an upper lip, a waist pinch, and a shoulder and the like. In embodiments, various external packaging may be used with one or more beverage delivery cans. | 07-10-2014 |
20140263327 | Container End Closure with Buckle Control Feature - An end closure for food and beverage containers is provided. The end closure comprises a central panel portion having an induced buckle coin and an interrupted panel coin positioned proximate to an inner panel wall to control the buckling location on the end closure. Thus, the end closure will buckle at a predetermined location away from the score and tear panel to avoid catastrophic failure and container leakage. | 09-18-2014 |
20140263328 | END CLOSURE WITH TAB GUIDANCE FEATURES - An improved end closure for food and beverage containers is provided. The end closure contains a raised bead portion for guiding and directing the opening or lifting motion of a tab portion attached to the end closure. More efficient opening features are enabled by the guided action of the tab and raised bead features. | 09-18-2014 |
20140291323 | CAP FOR CLOSING THE SPOUT OF A CONTAINER - A cap for closing a neck of a bottle is disclosed. The cap includes a lid for closing off the neck and a skirt for fixing to the neck. The skirt is provided with a bulge line for interfering by wedging with the neck, a weakened line to be ruptured by propagation of a tear, and a stop means for preventing the tearing propagating in the rectilinear extension of a first part of the weakened line that runs along the bulge line while being situated on the side of the latter opposite to the lid. The weakened line also includes second and third substantially rectilinear parts which, on the periphery of a skirt, follow on respectively from the first part to the second part of the weakened line. The second part of the weakened line avoids the stop means and extends on either side of the bulge line, while being inclined both with respect to the bulge line and with respect to the direction of the axis of the skirt. The third part of the weakened line extends along the bulge line while being situated on the side of the bulge line turned towards the lid. | 10-02-2014 |
20140319139 | SHEET, A METHOD OF MAKING AND USING A SHEET AS A LID FOR PACKAGES | 10-30-2014 |
20140346174 | Panel, and a Container Body and a Container Provided with such Panel - The present invention relates to a panel including a peripheral edge to be connected to a container body of a container, and a tab connected to the panel, which tab includes a front tab part and a rear tab part for gripping and forming an opening in the panel, wherein the panel is provided with means preventing an external can structure to engage with the rear tab part, and to a can body and a can including such a panel. | 11-27-2014 |
20140367381 | Beverage Can Having Deflecting Closure Element - A beverage can closure element ( | 12-18-2014 |
20140367382 | Can Comprising a Maxi-Dispense Opening and a Vent Opening - A can for containing a liquid having a top end is disclosed. The top end has a dispense area defined on the top end by a first score line and a vent area defined on the top end by a second score line separate from the first score line. The top end has a first rivet located between the vent and dispense areas for coupling to the top end. The top end has a pull tab suitable for puncturing the dispense areas to open a dispense aperture. The top end has a device for opening the vent aperture. The dispense area has a dimension along the diameter of the top end passing by the first rivet greater or equal to the radius of the top end. | 12-18-2014 |
20150008221 | CAN LID AND DRINK CAN - In a panel ( | 01-08-2015 |
20150034648 | Beverage Can's Top Having A New Stay-On-Tab For Opening Both A Drinking Hole And An Air Hole Thereon - In an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, there is disclosed a beverage can's top having a new tab design which would be the tool that could allow for the opening of both the drinking hole and air hole in the can's top. The tab may have different shapes and sizes. The length of the tab may be varied to facilitate the efficiency of the opening. The locations of the air hole and drinking hole are within the range of the can tab. | 02-05-2015 |
20150053681 | ROTATING TAB - A rotating tab is provided. The tab includes a body having a first end and a second end disposed opposite and distal from the first end, a nose portion located at or about the first end of the tab, a lift portion located at or about the second end of the tab, and a rivet receiving portion disposed proximate the nose portion. The rivet receiving portion includes a rivet hole. A rivet extends through the rivet hole and is staked to fasten the rivet receiving portion of the tab to a can end. The body of the tab is structured to be rotated about the rivet to align a portion of the tab with a secondary scoreline in the can end. A portion of the tab is structured to be depressed to sever the secondary scoreline to vent the can end. | 02-26-2015 |
20150060454 | TAMPER EVIDENT THERMOFORMED PLASTIC CLAMSHELL CONTAINER - A thermoformed clamshell plastic container with an attached lid. A primary hinge along one side of the container allows opening the container for filling, and a secondary hinge along the opposite side of the container allows opening after fracturing a tear line adjacent the primary hinge. | 03-05-2015 |
20150069062 | CAN END AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME - A can end includes a severable panel, a peripheral scoreline, an opening mechanism such as a pull tab, a rivet coupling the pull tab to the severable panel, and a rivet base scoreline in the public side of the severable panel. The rivet base scoreline includes an arcuate head portion, first and second arm portions extending from the arcuate head portion, and first and second ends. The base of the rivet has a radius of curvature forming an intersection between the stem of the rivet and the public side of the severable panel. The arcuate head portion of the rivet base scoreline is contiguous with the radius of curvature. | 03-12-2015 |
20150129595 | Full Aperture End - A full aperture unseamed can end having a vent test rating of at least 90 psi comprising a center panel having an periphery and including a coined portion proximate a rivet, a first score defining a removable panel, a tab, including a nose, mounted to of the removable panel, and a second score disposed on the removable panel, the second score having (i) a central portion spaced apart from the coined portion; (ii) a pair of check slots disposed on either side of the central portion; (iii) a pair of lateral portions that extend from the check slots; and (iv) a pair of side portions that extend from the lateral portions, respectively. | 05-14-2015 |
20150129596 | Can End and Related Method - A can end and a tab configured to couple to the can end and a related method are provided. The can end is continuous. The tab is configured to couple to the can end with a post, which couples the tab to the can end without passing through the can end. | 05-14-2015 |
20150136776 | Container End Closure with a Score Feature - An end closure for food and beverage containers is provided. The end closure comprises a score fracture force reduction feature. Thus, less force is required by a user to fracture the score and open the opening in the end closure. In one embodiment, the score fracture force reduction feature is a collapsible form raised above the center panel and having a score line and a coined area. | 05-21-2015 |
20150367984 | ECOLOGY CAN END WITH PRESSURE EQUALIZATION PORT - An ecology stay-on tab beverage can end has a first curvilinear segment of frangible score severable to form a vent region and a pressure equalization port. A second curvilinear segment of frangible score has opposing terminal ends separated by a hinge segment of the center panel. The second curvilinear segment of frangible score is severable to form a pour opening. A lifting of a lift end of a tab actuates an opening sequence in which the first curvilinear segment of frangible score is severed causing the vent region and the pressure equalization port to form before the pour opening is completely formed. | 12-24-2015 |
20160031613 | VENTED CONTAINER END CLOSURE - A metallic container end closure is provided that generally comprises a dispensing opening and a vent opening. The vent opening improves pourability through the dispensing opening and provides an alternative option for consuming the contents of the container. The end closure may include features to ease opening of the vent opening, such as stiffeners and/or vent form features. | 02-04-2016 |
20160039563 | BEVERAGE CAN END HAVING AN ASYMMETRICAL OPENING - A beverage can end for pressurized contents includes a score that defines a pair of The lobes have longitudinal axes that are not mutually parallel and in some embodiments substantially perpendicular to improve flow. | 02-11-2016 |
20160052667 | METAL END CLOSURE WITH AN EXTENDED SCORE WHICH IS OPENED WITH A SECONDARY TOOL - A metallic container end closure is provided that generally comprises a primary pour opening and an extended or secondary score which is opened with a secondary tool to form a secondary pour opening. The fact that a secondary tool is required allows the secondary score to be shallower, and thus more secure than deeper scores that are openable by finger pressure alone. Once the secondary tool is used to fracture the secondary score, a secondary pour opening is produced adjacent to the primary pour opening to form a larger opening. A user may insert materials such as ice or oranges through the enlarged pour opening. | 02-25-2016 |
20160059988 | CAN COVER - The present invention is directed to a cover for resealing a beverage container after the cover has been opened. In particular, the cover of the present invention allows for retention of carbonation and protection against extraneous elements being introduced in a beverage during storage following initial opening. | 03-03-2016 |
20160101907 | TAMPER-EVIDENT TAB THERMOFORMED PACKAGING - A package having a lid seated on a base where the edge of the seated lid is generally inaccessible due to contours in the base, and where the edge is made accessible by a tamper-evident tab arrangement. The base includes a tamper-evident tab and a fixed tab disposed on a flange extending about the base. The tamper-evident tab is joined to the base on opposite ends by a breakable land and a permanent land. The tamper-evident tab is movable by breaking the tamper-evident tab free from the base on one end by breaking the breakable land and bending the tamper-evident tab out of the way about the permanent land to provide access to the peripheral edge of the lid. The tamper-evident tab may include an extension adjacent to the breakable land and the fixed tab may include an extension adjacent to the tamper-evident tab extension opposite the breakable land. | 04-14-2016 |
20160130031 | CAN LID AND BEVERAGE CAN - A first score line ( | 05-12-2016 |
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