Pre-cut aluminum foil round covers
OwnerDavid Cottrellinventor
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Abstract
The present invention is a pre-cut aluminum foil round cover that is more convenient to use than aluminum foil torn from a roll, conserves a substantial amount of aluminum that would otherwise be unnecessarily thrown away, and covers round containers more safely and effectively than an aluminum foil sheet torn from a roll. The most preferred embodiment is a foil round having a 5 inch (12.5 cm) diameter. The foil rounds can be pre-cut and stacked, thereby eliminating the need for packaging that requires a sharp blade or serrated edge, and eliminating the frustration associated with tearing aluminum foil from a tightly wound roll that is supposed to smoothly tumble inside of a long box.
Claims20
A method of making aluminum foil covers comprising the steps of:
- forming at least one large sheet of substantially uniform thickness aluminum foil that is flexible and smooth;
- cutting the at least one large sheet to form numerous substantially disc-shaped single sheets;
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- packaging a predetermined quantity of the substantially disc-shaped single sheets for use by consumers who desire to cover round containers.
A disposable consumer product comprising:
- a substantially uniform thickness of aluminum foil that is flexible and smooth;
- a pre-formed outer perimeter edge that substantially defines a single ready-to-use sheet of aluminum foil;
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- a substantially round shape that, when the single sheet is laid out in a plane, is defined by a diameter that is at least one centimeter larger than the diameter of an opening that is desired to be covered.
A method of making a disposable cover for a round can comprising the steps of:
- substantially centering a pre-cut disc-shaped sheet of aluminum foil over an open end of the can;
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- smoothing substantially all overlapping material down the sides of the can.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.