Can ends, metal cans and apparatus for dispensing therefrom
AssigneeCrown Packaging Technology, Inc.
InventorsMatthew Twiss, Luke Moreland
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Abstract
A tab-less metal can end for seaming onto a metal can body. The can end comprises a substantially circular and planar panel, a chuck wall extending around the periphery of the panel and defining a curl, and a discontinuous score formed in said panel and following a circular path substantially concentric with said chuck wall, the score defining a hinge between first and second ends of the score.
Claims25
A tab-less metal can end for seaming onto a metal can body and comprising:
- a substantially circular and planar panel;
- a chuck wall extending around the periphery of the panel and defining a curl;
- and
- a discontinuous score formed in said panel and following a circular path substantially concentric with said chuck wall, the score defining a hinge between first and second ends of the score.
A system for dispensing a product and comprising a can having a can body containing said product and a can end seamed onto the can body, and a dispenser, wherein the can end comprises:
- a substantially circular and planar panel;
- a chuck wall extending around the periphery of the panel and defining a curl;
- and
- a discontinuous score formed in said panel, the score defining a hinge between first and second ends of the score, and
- wherein the dispenser comprises:
- a lid having features for removably securing the lid with respect to the can, and the lid comprising a piercing member configured to fracture the score provided in the can end and create an opening therethrough and thereby bring an interior of the can into communication with an interior space of the lid.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.