Easy open container end assembly
US4108330A · kind A · utility
Assignee
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 8, 1977 |
| Grant date | Aug 22, 1978 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 8, 1997 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65D2517/5089
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A container end assembly comprising a sheet metal container end having a generally U-shaped cut defining three sides of an openable aperture in the end assembly. A tongue-like portion of the container end projects between the sides and toward the base of the U-shaped cut and a tape is adhered over the U-shaped cut and tongue-like portion. The tape may be manually peeled back to open the aperture in the container end assembly during which the tongue-like portion remains adhered to the tape and bends back with it. The bent tongue-like portion holds the peeled tape closely adjacent the container end away from the nose of a person drinking through the opening, and adhesion between the tape and bent tongue-like portion restricts separation of the tape from the container end.
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