Detachable lid for a beverage can with a can opening tool
AssigneeGlaze Inc.
InventorBihari Lund
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Abstract
A detachable lid for a beverage can is adapted to be snap fit over the lid of an opened can. The lid has a spout adapted to be fit in the users mouth, a closure for the spout, a resilient strap for holding the closure to the lid, and a pry tab to enable the user to pry up the opening tab of a "snap-open" can.
Claims16
A detachable lid for a snap open beverage can of the type having an upper rim defining a can top, a weakened portion defining a dispensing opening, and an opening tab mounted to the lid for snapping open said weakened portion, said detachable lid comprising a cover panel having an outer rim for snapping over said upper rim of said can, a spout extending from said cover panel, a closure for detachably closing said spout, resilient means for holding said closure to said cover panel, and a pry tab extending from said cover panel, said pry tab being shaped to be fit under said opening tab to pry the opening tab away from said can top, said cover panel, said rim of said cover panel, said spout and said pry tab being molded of a pliable plastic as a single unitary element, and said detachable lid further comprising a pair of pry tab reinforcers molded of a rigid, non-pliable plastic, said pry tab being sandwiched between said pry tab reinforcers as a reinforced pry tab assembly.
A detachable lid for a beverage can, comprising a cover panel, said cover panel having a peripheral rim extending from one side of the periphery of a central portion, for fitting said lid on a can, a spout extending from the side of said cover panel opposite said one side, said spout having a hole extending longitudinally through said spout and constituting the only aperture in said cover panel, a closure for said spout, resilient strap means for holding said closure to said cover panel, and a pry tab affixed to said cover panel, said cover panel, said rim of said cover panel, said spout and said pry tab being molded of a pliable plastic as a single unitary element, and said detachable lid further comprising a pair of pry tab reinforcers molded of a rigid, non-pliable plastic, said pry tab being sandwiched between said pry tab reinforcers as a reinforced pry tab assembly.
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