US20020088804A1 - Can cover with a stay-on tab - Google Patents

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US20020088804A1
US20020088804A1 US10/038,278 US3827802A US2002088804A1 US 20020088804 A1 US20020088804 A1 US 20020088804A1 US 3827802 A US3827802 A US 3827802A US 2002088804 A1 US2002088804 A1 US 2002088804A1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • 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
    • B65D17/00—Rigid or semi-rigid containers specially constructed to be opened by cutting or piercing, or by tearing of frangible members or portions
    • B65D17/28—Rigid or semi-rigid containers specially constructed to be opened by cutting or piercing, or by tearing of frangible members or portions at lines or points of weakness
    • B65D17/401—Rigid or semi-rigid containers specially constructed to be opened by cutting or piercing, or by tearing of frangible members or portions at lines or points of weakness characterised by having the line of weakness provided in an end wall
    • B65D17/4012—Rigid or semi-rigid containers specially constructed to be opened by cutting or piercing, or by tearing of frangible members or portions at lines or points of weakness characterised by having the line of weakness provided in an end wall for opening partially by means of a tearing tab
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • 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
    • B65D2517/00—Containers specially constructed to be opened by cutting, piercing or tearing of wall portions, e.g. preserving cans or tins
    • B65D2517/0001—Details
    • B65D2517/001—Action for opening container
    • B65D2517/0014—Action for opening container pivot tab and push-down tear panel
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • 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
    • B65D2517/00—Containers specially constructed to be opened by cutting, piercing or tearing of wall portions, e.g. preserving cans or tins
    • B65D2517/0001—Details
    • B65D2517/0058—Other details of container end panel
    • B65D2517/0059—General cross-sectional shape of container end panel
    • B65D2517/0061—U-shaped
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • 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
    • B65D2517/00—Containers specially constructed to be opened by cutting, piercing or tearing of wall portions, e.g. preserving cans or tins
    • B65D2517/0001—Details
    • B65D2517/0058—Other details of container end panel
    • B65D2517/0068—Ribs or projections in container end panel
    • B65D2517/0071—Ribs or projections in container end panel located externally of tear-out/push-in panel or preformed opening

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  • the present invention relates to a can cover or a can top with a stay-on tab.
  • the invention relates to a can cover having a stay-on tab which can be easily pulled upward with a finger.
  • FIGS. 9 and 10 show a conventional can cover 1 with a stay-on tab 3 .
  • the conventional stay-on tab 3 is attached to the upper surface of the can cover 1 by a supporting means 5 protruding upward from said can cover 1 , said stay-on tab 3 being in close contact with the upper surface of said can cover 1 , said can cover 1 being provided under one end 3 a of said stay-on tab 8 with scores 7 for inducing rupture, said one end 3 a of said stay-on tab 3 being adapted to push downward a portion 8 surrounded by said scores 7 so as to form a content take-out hole when another end 3 b of said stay-on tab 3 is pulled upward from said upper surface of said can cover 1 .
  • said supporting means 5 is connected to a central portion 3 c of said stay-on tab 3 , said central portion 3 c being continued to said one end 8 a of said stay-on tab 3 a and separated from said another end 3 b of said stay-on tab 3 so that said another end 3 b can be pulled upward from said upper surface of said can cover 1 while said central portion 3 c remains in close contact with said upper surface of said can cover 1 .
  • stay-on tab Since the stay-on tab is in close contact with the upper surface of the can cover, it is very difficult to insert a finger between the stay-on tab and the upper surface of the can cover in order to pull upward said another end of the stay-on tab.
  • the stay-on tab is likely to be turned in a horizontal direction by an external cause during the transportation, storage, etc. of the can. In such a case, it is often difficult to open the can.
  • the stay-on tab may be broken when said another end is pulled upward from the upper surface of said can cover.
  • a can cover with a stay-on tab said stay-on tab being attached to an upper surface of said can cover by a supporting means protruding upward from said can cover, said can cover being provided under one end of said stay-on tab with scores for inducing rupture, said one end of said stay-on tab being adapted to push downward a portion surrounded by said scores so as to form a content take-out hole when another end of said stay-on tab is pulled upward, said supporting means being connected to a central portion of said stay-on tab, said central portion of said stay-on tab being continued to said one end of said stay-on tab and separated from said another end of said stay-on tab so that said another can be pulled upward from said upper surface of said can cover while said central portion remains in close contact with said upper surface of said can cover, wherein said one end and said another end of said stay-on tab are respectively inclined upward from said upper surface of said can cover so that there are distances between said one end of said stay-on tab and said upper surface of
  • Said supporting means protruding upward from said can cover preferably has an elliptic or polygonal section so as to prevent said stay-on tab being turned in a horizontal direction.
  • an auxiliary supporting means protruding upward from said can cover is provided beside said supporting means, said auxiliary supporting means being connected to said central portion of said stay-on tab, said auxiliary supporting means passing through said central portion and protruding upward from said central portion.
  • An upper end of said auxiliary supporting means is preferably spread so as to form a head.
  • Said can cover preferably has wrinkles so as to prevent said can cover from being swelled upward by the expansion of the content of the can.
  • the can cover is often swelled upward by the expansion of the content of the can. This is likely to occur when the can contains a beer, a soda water, etc. If the can cover is swelled upward, it may be impossible to provide a stay-on tab having one end and another end thereof respectively inclined upward from the upper surface of the can cover.
  • Said central portion of said stay-on tab is separated from said another end of said stay-on tab preferably by cutting the material along the periphery of said central portion and folding the cut edge of the material back to said another end of said stay-on tab.
  • An opening is formed between said central portion of the stay-on tab and said another end thereof.
  • the material corresponding to the opening is not cut off but folded back to said another end of the stay-on tab. Therefore, the stay-on tab is reinforced and prevented from being broken when said another end of the stay-on tab is pulled upward from the upper surface of the can cover.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of a can cover according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 2 is a sectional view of said can cover.
  • FIG. 3 is a sectional view showing can covers stacked.
  • FIG. 4 is a sectional view showing another example of said can cover.
  • FIG. 5 is a plan view showing a modified example of a stay-on tab.
  • FIG. 6 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line VI-VI of FIG. 5.
  • FIG. 7 is a plan view showing another example of said stay-on tab.
  • FIG. 8 is a sectional view showing a can cover having said stay-on cover of FIG. 7.
  • FIG. 9 is a plan view showing a conventional stay-on tab.
  • FIG. 10 is a sectional view showing a conventional can cover having said stay-on tab of FIG. 9.
  • a can 11 comprises a can body 13 a nd a can cover 15 ,.
  • the can cover 15 is provided on its upper surface with a stay-on tab 17 .
  • the stay-on tab 17 is attached to the upper surface of the can cover 15 by a supporting means 19 protruding upward from the can cover 15 .
  • the can cover 15 is provided under one end 17 a of the stay-on tab 17 with scores 21 for inducing rupture. Said one end 17 a of the stay-on tab 17 is adapted to push downward a portion 23 surrounded by said scores 21 so as to form a content take-out hole when another end 17 b of the stay-on tab 17 is pulled upward. See FIG. 2.
  • the supporting means 19 is connected to a central portion 17 c of the stay-on tab 17 .
  • the central portion 17 c of the stay-on tab 17 is continued to said one end 17 a of the stay-on tab 17 and separated from said another end 17 b of the stay-on tab 17 so that said another end 17 b can be pulled upward from the upper surface of the can cover 15 while said central portion 17 c of the stay-on tab 17 remains in close contact with the upper surface of the can cover 15 .
  • said one end 17 a and said another end 17 b of the stay-on tab 17 are respectively inclined upward from the upper surface of the can cover 15 so that there are distances 27 , 29 between said one end 17 a of the stay-on tab 17 and the upper surface of the can cover 15 and between said another end 17 b of the stay-on tab 17 and the upper surface of the can cover 15 .
  • the distance 29 between said another end 17 b of the stay-on tab 17 and the upper surface of the can cover 15 is made larger when said one end 17 a of the stay-on tab 17 is pushed downward toward the upper surface of the can cover 15 .
  • the stay-on tab 17 moves like a seesaw. See FIG. 2.
  • said one end 17 a and said another end 17 b of the stay-on tab 17 are respectively inclined upward from the upper surface of the can cover 15 within such an extent that the stay-on tab 17 do not hinder stacking can covers 15 . See. FIG. 3.
  • the supporting means 19 protruding upward from the can cover 15 preferably has an elliptic or polygonal section so as to prevent the stay-on tab 17 from being turned in a horizontal direction by an external cause during the transportation, storage etc. of the can 11 .
  • the supporting means 19 shown in FIG. 5 has an elliptic section.
  • an auxiliary supporting means 31 protruding upward from the can cover 15 is provided beside said supporting means 19 .
  • the auxiliary supporting means 31 is connected to said central portion 17 c of the stay-on tab 17 .
  • the auxiliary supporting means 31 passes through said central portion 17 c of the stay-on tab 17 and protrudes upward from said central portion 17 c.
  • An upper end 31 a of said auxiliary supporting means 31 is preferably spread so as to form a head.
  • An upper end 19 a of said supporting means 19 is also spread so as to form a head.
  • said can cover 15 has wrinkles or grooves 33 so as to prevent the can cover 15 from being swelled upward by the expansion of the content of the can 11 .
  • said central portion 17 c of the stay-on tab 17 is separated from said another end 17 b of the stay-on tab 17 by cutting the material along the periphery 18 of said central portion 17 c and folding the cut edge 20 of the material back to said another end 17 b of the stay-on tab 17 .
  • said opening 25 is formed between said central portion 17 c of the stay-on tab 17 and said another end 17 b thereof.
  • the material corresponding to the opening 25 is not cut off but folded back to said another end 17 b of the stay-on tab 17 .
  • the present invention has the following advantages:
  • the stay-on tab is prevented from being turned in a horizontal direction by an external cause during the transportation, storage, etc. of the can when said supporting means protruding upward from said can cover has an elliptic or polygonal section, or when said auxiliary supporting means protruding upward from said can cover is provided beside said supporting means.

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