Lid for an aluminum beverage can

A beverage can, comprising:

• a body that is symmetric about a longitudinal axis and includes:
• a base end with a stand ring and a dome, the stand ring defining a ring diameter;
• a sidewall extending upwardly from the base end;
• and
• a neck;
• and
• a can lid interconnected to an upper end of the neck by a seam, the seam having a seam diameter of between 46 mm and 49 mm that is greater than the ring diameter such that the beverage can may be stacked upon a second beverage can, wherein before the can lid is interconnected to the neck, the can lid has a peripheral curl with a diameter of no greater than approximately 55 mm, and wherein the can lid comprises:
• a chuck wall extending downwardly from the seam;
• a countersink at a lower portion of the chuck wall;
• and
• a central panel interconnected to an inner portion of the countersink, the central panel having a panel radius that defines a panel area, a diameter that is no greater than 40 mm, a score line defining a tear panel with an area of between approximately 24% and approximately 34% of the panel area of the central panel, a rivet with a center that is offset from the longitudinal axis of the body, the rivet being tilted toward the tear panel at an angle of between 1° and 6° with respect to a line normal to the central panel, and a pull tab interconnected to the central panel by the rivet, the pull tab having an opening end configured to apply a force to the tear panel when a grip end of the pull tab is lifted, and a ramp-up bead arranged on at least one side of the pull tab, wherein the pull tab is configured to rotate around the rivet from a stored position to an opening position, wherein the rivet is tilted such that the opening end of the pull tab is tilted towards the tear panel when the pull tab is rotated into the opening position, and wherein the pull tab has a length such that in the stored position the pull tab fits entirely within the central panel and in the opening position a portion of the opening end is positioned above the tear panel and the grip end is positioned at least partially beyond the panel radius.

A can lid for an aluminum beverage can, comprising:

• a peripheral curl adapted to interconnect the can lid to a neck of a beverage can, the peripheral curl having a diameter of no greater than approximately 55 mm;
• a chuck wall interconnected to the peripheral curl and extending downwardly;
• a countersink interconnected to a lower portion of the chuck wall;
• a central panel interconnected to the countersink, the central panel having a center, a panel radius that defines a panel area, and a score line that defines a tear panel with an area of between approximately 24% and approximately 34% of the panel area of the central panel;
• a rivet which is positioned off-center on the central panel;
• a pull tab connected to the central panel by the rivet, the pull tab having a handle part and an opening part, a recess formed in the handle part of the pull tab, the recess extending into a lower surface of the pull tab, wherein the pull tab can be swiveled around an axis of rotation defined by the rivet such that the handle part of the pull tab extends outwardly beyond the panel radius, the rivet being tilted at an angle of between 1° and 6° with respect to a line normal to the central panel such that the opening part of the pull tab is tilted towards the tear panel when the pull tab is in an opening position, and wherein the handle part of the pull tab extends outwardly beyond the panel radius and the opening part of the pull tab is arranged to touch the tear panel when the handle part is in the opening position;
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• a ramp-up bead arranged on at least one side of the pull tab.