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US 5,088,614 AGranted
Canned drink cover apparatus
OwnerCamille Dumestreinventor
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Abstract
A drinking spout and cover apparatus affixes to the top of drink cans forming a seal therewith. The user is thus protected from scores on the top of the can. A skirt portion of the cover can be used as a lever to open the tab opening of such drink cans.
Claims5
A canned drink cover apparatus for use with a cylindrical drink can, comprising:
- a) a generally circular cover member of a flexible plastic material and having a first, annular skirt extending downwardly therefrom and surrounding the cover member and a can and of a size and diameter to be fitted to the top portion of a cylindrical drink can forming a seal therewith;
- b) the skirt carrying an internal annular surface that forms a seal with top portion of the can;
- c) a dispensing opening in the cover member surrounded by an outlet wall defining a spout that extends away from the cover and the can during use;
- d) a second skirt extending downwardly from the first skirt and extending around only a portion of the can and the first annular skirt, terminating circumferentially at a pair of side portions;
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- e) a stopper pivotally mounted to the cover for selectively sealing the dispensing opening.
3 more elements
The apparatus of claim wherein the annular surface has an internal bead that defines a groove for gripping the top portion of the can.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.