US 11,608,210 B2 · Lid-cap combinations for a can

Abstract

Lid caps outfit lid assemblies thereby providing lid-cap combinations for beverage cans. The lid assemblies include a lid rim portion, a lid capping plate, and a can opener element and are attached to a lower can body for forming a beverage can. The lid caps include a cap plate centrally located relative to an outer cap periphery. A cap groove is configured to firstly attach the lid cap to the lid assembly by mated engagement, and may include a pivot structure for providing a can-opening access aperture and closing the can-opening access aperture. In certain embodiments, the cap plate includes a fastener-letting aperture. The can opener element is attached to the lid capping plate via a fastener as extended through the fastener-letting aperture thereby sandwiching the cap plate intermediate the can opener element and the lid capping plate for secondly attaching the lid cap to the lid assembly.

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Dependent claims

A lid cap, the lid cap being configured to outfit a lid assembly of a beverage can, the lid assembly comprising a lid rim, a lid capping plate, a lid groove intermediate the lid rim and the lid capping plate, and a can opener element, the lid cap comprising:

a cap groove, a cap plate centrally located relative to the cap groove, and a fastener-letting aperture, the cap groove being configured for attaching the lid cap to the lid assembly by mated engagement, the lid cap being attached to the lid capping plate via the can opener element and a fastener extending through the fastener-letting aperture, the cap plate comprising a pivot structure, the pivot structure being pivotal for selectively providing a can-opening access aperture and selectively closing the can-opening access aperture, the can-opening access aperture for enabling a user to consume can contents by way of a can opening formed in the lid capping plate.

A lid-cap combination for lidding-capping a lower can body, the lid-cap combination comprising:

a lid assembly, the lid assembly comprising a lid rim portion, a lid capping plate, and a can opener element, the lid rim portion being attachable to a lower can body for lidding the lower can body;
and
a lid cap, the lid cap comprising a cap plate centrally located relative to an outer cap periphery, the cap plate comprising a fastener-letting aperture, the can opener element being attached to the lid capping plate via the fastener-letting aperture thereby sandwiching the cap plate intermediate the can opener element and the lid capping plate for firstly attaching the lid cap to the lid assembly;
the cap plate comprising a pivot structure, the pivot structure being pivotal for selectively providing a can-opening access aperture and selectively closing the can-opening access aperture, the can-opening access aperture for enabling a user to consume can contents by way of a can opening formed in the lid capping plate via the can opener element and the pivot structure;
the pivot structure comprising a reconfigurable portion, the reconfigurable portion being resiliently actuable intermediate at least two utilitarian configurations, including a first relaxed raised configuration and an actuated collapsed configuration, the first relaxed raised configuration for enabling a user to manually pivot the pivot structure, the actuated collapsed configuration for reducing volumetric space occupied by the reconfigurable portion.

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Lid-cap combinations for a can

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Lid-cap combinations for a can

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