Intermediate element for reclosing can
AssigneeE.V.D.S. Bvba
InventorErwin Vanderstraeten
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Abstract
An intermediate element for a metal beverage can, for carbonated drinks, where the intermediate element has a shut-off valve and is to be attached to the can end of the can shielding the can end from the interior of the can.
Claims18
An intermediate element for a can end for a metal beverage can, wherein said intermediate element is adapted to be immovably attached to said can end for shielding said can end circumferentially from the interior of said can, thus preventing the contents of said can from circumferentially passing said intermediate element to contact said can end, before use of said can by a customer and when drinking or pouring the contents of said can by said customer, wherein said intermediate element further comprises:
- a shut-off valve for sealing a drinking or pouring aperture of said can, wherein said drinking or pouring aperture is for said drinking or pouring the contents of said can;
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- an elastic resilient element for resiliently operating said shut-off valve;
- wherein said shut-off valve is configured to seal said drinking or pouring aperture by contacting said intermediate element, and
- wherein the intermediate element has a circumferential portion for being seamed to the can end and to a can body along an entire circumference of said can end and said can body.
A method for producing a metal beverage can, the can comprising a can body and a can end, the method comprising:
- producing the can end for the metal beverage can, said can end comprising an intermediate element,
- wherein the intermediate element is adapted to be immovably attached to said can end for shielding said can end circumferentially from the interior of said can, thus preventing the contents of said can from circumferentially passing said intermediate element to contact said can end, before use of said can by a customer and when drinking or pouring the contents of said can by said customer,
- wherein said intermediate element further comprises:
- a shut-off valve for sealing a drinking or pouring aperture of said can, wherein said drinking or pouring aperture is for said drinking or pouring the contents of said can;
- and an elastic resilient element for resiliently operating said shut-off valve;
- and wherein said shut-off valve is configured to seal said drinking or pouring aperture by contacting said intermediate element;
- producing the can body;
- attaching the can end to the can body,
- wherein the intermediate element has a circumferential portion that is seamed to the can end and to the can body.
A method for using a reclosing metal beverage can, said can comprising a can body and a can end, said can end comprising an intermediate element, wherein the intermediate element is adapted to be immovably attached to said can end for shielding said can end circumferentially from the interior of said can, thus preventing the contents of said can from circumferentially passing said intermediate element to contact said can end, before use of said can by a customer and when drinking or pouring the contents of said can by said customer, wherein said intermediate element further comprises:
- a shut-off valve for sealing a drinking or pouring aperture of said can, wherein said drinking or pouring aperture is for said drinking or pouring the contents of said can;
- and an elastic resilient element for resiliently operating said shut-off valve;
- wherein said intermediate element has a circumferential portion that is seamed to the can end and to the can body;
- and wherein said shut-off valve is configured to seal said drinking or pouring aperture by contacting said intermediate element;
- the method comprising:
- actuating a pull tab of said can end, thus removing a cap top from a top portion of said can end along a predetermined groove of said can end, thus creating said drinking or pouring aperture;
- resiliently opening, by said actuating said pull tab, said shut-off valve, wherein said removed cap top remains located on top of said shut-off valve.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.