# US 5,269,432 A · Insect-proof and tamper-evident cover for beverage container

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- Number: US 5,269,432 A
- Document ID: US5269432A
- Status: Granted
- Kind: A
- Application number: 08/049,764
- Filed: 1993-04-19
- Granted: 1993-12-14
- Earliest claimed: 1993-04-19
- Inventors: Nicholas G. Beckertgis
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US5269432A

## CPC

- B65D 47/265: {between planar parts (B65D47/24 takes precedence)}
- B65D 51/24: combined {or co-operating} with auxiliary devices for non-closing purposes
- B65D 2517/0022: Means for preventing insects from entering container
- B65D: CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES

## Abstract

An insect-proof and tamper-evident cover is disclosed for a disposable, metal, one-time use beverage container. A lid, nonrotatably secured to the upper end of the beverage container, includes an opening with bars formed there-across, and with a plurality of cover-supporting bumps and a position-controlling groove. A rotatable cover is secured to said lid in a fluid-tight arrangement. The cover includes an opening with bars there-across, at least one finger-engaging member, a tamper-evident indicator, and a projection arranged to travel in the position-controlling groove of the lid.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A closure assembly for disposable metal beverage containers, said assembly including a non-rotatable lid with an opening,
a rotatable cover with an opening,
said cover pivotally secured to said lid so that said openings may selectively be aligned or separated,
grid bars across each of said openings with the grid bars in said cover disposed at an angle to the grid bars in said lid to provide a screen when the openings are aligned,
a guide-slot in said lid and a projection in said cover which can move in said guide-slot when said cover is pivotally rotated with respect to said lid, and
a tamper-evident bellows in said cover rendered collapsible by a portion of said lid when said cover is rotated with respect to said lid.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The closure of claim 1 which includes upstanding fingerguides on said cover.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The closure of claim 1 wherein said opening in said cover has a seal arrangement and said opening in said lid has a seal arrangement and said seal arrangements are engaged when said openings are aligned.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The closure of claim 1 wherein a seal is disposed in said lid for engagement with said seal around the opening in said cover when said container is closed.