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US 7,516,866 B2Granted
Beverage barricade
OwnerTammy Jo Brook, Tamara Monosoffinventors
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Abstract
A device that removably couples with the tab of a beverage container to assist in opening the container and then rotates to close the opening, thus preventing things such as insects and debris from contaminating the beverage.
Claims7
A device to assist in opening and temporarily closing a beverage can, comprising:
- a substantially planar base member, having a proximal edge and a distal edge and a top surface and a bottom surface;
- a pair of substantially planar members protruding from the distal edge of said planar base member, having a notch between said protruding planar members;
- a pair of substantially parallel ridges protruding substantially perpendicularly from said top surface of said base member, each having a proximal end and a distal end and an interior top edge and exterior top edge;
- at least one tab protruding substantially perpendicularly from the interior top edges of each of said ridges and oriented substantially parallel to the top surface of said planar member;
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- an elongated member, wherein said member is affixed to the proximal edge of said planar base member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.