Beverage can handle
OwnerPaul E. Di Amicoinventor
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Abstract
A beverage can having a foldable handle is disclosed herein wherein a cylindrical can includes a metal blank secured to the exterior surface thereof between its opposite ends. The blank comprises a thin sheet of material having a central opening or cut-out defining an upper strip and a lower strip joined at their respective opposite ends by elongated side pieces. Score lines are provided on the strips so that each of the side pieces can be folded over the strips and engaged to provide a handle intended to be grasped by the hand of the user. The inside edge marginal region of the side pieces are contoured to fit the finger grasp of the user's hand. The handle is arranged at a 90 degree angle with respect to the dispensing opening in the top of the can and the lower end of the handle is even with the bottom of the can on a flat surface.
Claims8
Handle means and beverage can combination comprising:
- a beverage can having a sidewall of cylindrical configuration of substantially equal cross sectional thickness presenting a continuous, circular exterior surface separated by a top end and bottom end;
- handle means permanently secured to said beverage can exterior surface having a first position flush thereagainst and a second position folded over upon itself to outwardly project from said beverage can exterior surface without reduction of beverage can wall thickness;
- said handle means comprising a pair of spaced apart end strips adjacent said top and said bottom respectively with a pair of side elements vertically disposed joining the respective opposite ends of said end strips so that a central opening is defined therebetween;
- said end strip adjacent said beverage can bottom is co-extensive therewith so as to cooperatively support said beverage can on a flat surface;
- said handle means further having an oval configuration in its first position and a substantially U-shaped configuration in its second position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.