US 2006/0102629 A1Published application

Method for protecting beverage can from insects

OwnerMagnus Ronnberginventor

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Abstract

The method is for preventing insects from entering an opening of a beverage can. The method provides for a beverage can that has a lever member with a handle member and an engaging member attached to a top surface of the beverage can. A cover member is placed on top of the top surface so that a protection area is placed above a weakened segment of the top surface and an inner opening segment is placed below the engaging member. The protection area has a plurality of elongate apertures defined therein. With the protecting area and the apertures placed on top of the weakened segment, the handle member is lifted to move the engaging member through the inner opening segment to push a portion of the weakened segment into the beverage can and creating an opening disposed below the protection area and the elongate apertures.

Claims6

Dependent claims

A method for preventing insects from entering an opening of a beverage can, comprising:

providing a beverage can (16) having a lever member (30) with a handle member (32) and an engaging member (34) attached to a top surface (12) of the beverage can (16), a cover member (10) placed on top of top surface (12) so that a protection area (27) is placed above a weakened segment (36) of the top surface (12) and an inner opening segment (24) is placed below the engaging member (34), the protection area (27) having a plurality of elongate apertures (28) defined therein;
with the protecting area (27) and the apertures (28) placed on top of the weakened segment (36), lifting the handle member (32) to move the engaging member (34) through the inner opening segment (24) to engage the weakened segment (36);
and
pushing a portion of the weakened segment (36) into the beverage can (16) and creating an opening (38) disposed below the protection area (27) and the elongate apertures (28).

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 10/535,250Filed 18 Nov 2003
Priority: 3 Dec 2002
Published: 18 May 2006
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification6 codes

B65D 17/4012
Characterised by having the line of weakness provided in an end wall: for opening partially by means of a tearing tab
B65D 2517/0014
Action for opening container: pivot tab and push-down tear panel
B65D 2517/0022
Details: means for preventing insects from entering container
B65D 2517/0023
Means for preventing insects from entering container: formed as part of the tab and moved into position