# US 5,699,928 A · Easy flip top tab lifter

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- Number: US 5,699,928 A
- Document ID: US5699928A
- Status: Granted
- Kind: A
- Application number: 08/669,135
- Filed: 1996-06-24
- Granted: 1997-12-23
- Earliest claimed: 1996-06-24
- Inventors: Sung I. Chung; Katalina Park
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US5699928A

## CPC

- B65D 17/4012: {for opening partially by means of a tearing tab}
- Y10S 220/906: Beverage can, i.e. beer, soda
- 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
- Y10S: TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS

## Abstract

The present invention is a disposable device which is attached to the tab of a conventional aluminum beverage can at the time of manufacture. When a consumer pulls the device upward, the tab is likewise pulled upward to a position in which the consumer can easily grasp the tab and consequently open the can. Two embodiments of the present invention are provided.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A device for assisting the opening of a can having a pivoting tab with an aperture therethrough for opening a tear panel, said device being composed of malleable plastic and comprising:
a. a flat, rectangular portion;
b. an adhesive strip along one edge of one surface of said rectangular portion;
c. a corresponding adhesive strip along an opposite edge of the same surface of said rectangular portion;
d. a flat ring portion extending from said one edge of said rectangular portion having said adhesive strip applied thereto;
e. said flat, rectangular portion defining a looping means for attaching said device to said pivoting tab, wherein said rectangular portion is of a size that said rectangular portion is foldable into two opposing portions and looped through said aperture of said pivoting tab and secured thereto by said adhesive strips.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The device as in claim 1 wherein said device is composed of aluminum.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The device as in claim 1 wherein said device is composed of thin metal.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The device as in claim 1 wherein a heat press is used in place of said adhesive strips.

### Claim 5

A device for assisting the opening of a can having a pivoting tab with an aperture therethrough for opening a tear panel, said device being composed of malleable plastic and comprising:
a. a flat, rectangular portion having two pairs of opposing edges;
b. a flat ring portion extending from each opposing edge of one said pair of opposing edges of said rectangular portion;
c. adhesive material applied to a top surface of said first ring and to a top surface of said second ring;
d. said flat, rectangular portion defining a looping means for attaching said device to said pivoting tab, wherein said rectangular portion is of a size that said rectangular portion is foldable into two opposing portions and looped through said aperture of said pivoting tab and said ring portions overlie one another and are secured together by said adhesive material on said ring portions.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The device as in claim 5 wherein said device is composed of aluminum.

### Claim 7 (depends on 5)

The device as in claim 5 wherein said device is composed of thin metal.

### Claim 8 (depends on 5)

The device as in claim 5 wherein a heat press is used in place of said adhesive material.