Pull tab system with additional gripping portions
OwnerTim Koerberinventor
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Abstract
A pull tab system with additional gripping portions. The pull tab system may be implemented with containers such as can to provide a mechanism to open the can. The pull tab includes an underneath concave curvature that increases the free space available below the pull tab to enable users with disabilities and long fingernails to grip the underside of the pull tab from below the pull tab. The pull tab system also may include a cavity implemented in the top surface of the can that extends beneath and under the pull tab to provide additional free space to grip the pull tab from below the pull tab.
Claims11
A pull tab system for use as a mechanism to open a can, the pull tab system comprising:
- a pull tab with a front end, a rear end opposite the front end, a left side and a right side, the front end including a far-left point and a far-right point, the pull tab including a concave curvature beginning at the far-left point and terminating at the far-right point;
- wherein when the front end is pulled upward the rear end causes the can to be opened.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.