Aluminum container
OwnerCharles Changinventor
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Abstract
An aluminum container for dispensing beverage, includes a can having a cylindrical side wall, and transverse top and bottom walls. A pull tab mechanism is provided on the top wall to effect opening of the container. The transverse top wall has an upstanding peripheral rim, with one or two interrupted wall portions, one of said portions forming a spout for pouring the contents, or drinking from the container directly. The other of the interrupted wall portions provides a clearance space for facilitating the insertion of the user's finger beneath the pull tab in readiness for opening the container. The bottom wall of the container is provided with a removable appliqué, which may contain printed text/pictorial information, or information in the nature of a store or manufacturer's product coupon.
Claims8
An aluminum container for soda and the like, comprising in combination:
- a) a cup-like body having a cylindrical side wall, a transverse top wall, and a crimped lid forming a transverse bottom wall, said transverse top wall and said cylindrical side wall being formed as a single extruded piece of metal,
- b) said extruded piece of metal further having an upstanding peripheral rim between said cylindrical side wall and said transverse top wall, said rim having a pair of raised portions extending above said transverse top wall,
- c) the top wall of said extruded piece of metal having a pull tab, a rivet post to join the pull tab to the top wall, and a thin-walled area with scored line of weakness adapted to be punctured by the pull tab when the latter is lifted by the fingers of the user, ultimately providing an opening in the top wall of said single extruded piece of metal,
- d) all portions of said pull tab being positioned below the upstanding peripheral rim, so as to not interfere with stacking or handling of the containers when the latter are stored or processed, respectively.
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